Heritage Clock

This is a 12x12 altered art project. It was done as part of a mixed media Blog challenge, the theme was "Heritage". It incorporates a working wind up travel clock, an old key, an Italian ornate cast frame, a heat embossed text parchment panel, the front of a metal rose ring and a piece of 3mm aluminium wire, hammered flat and text embossed into it. The piece is on two levels and stepped at the meridian of the clock.

 

 

Wire text

Christmas Boxes

Craft workshop with Julie at Kraftiz, Rosliston Forestery Centre and John Glossop (Dreams of Vintopia) on 25 October 2014.

MDF boxes painted and covered in our own handmade faux leather, distressed using fired brick distressed ink. We lined the inside of the box and turned the inside into a double compartment with a removable box. We finished the box off with a lid and embellishments. All the ladies did a great job making their boxes.

Interested in trying a workshop? Contact Julie directly or leave a message on my blog.

 

 

 

Fab Finds

This week's fabulous find at Dreams of Vintopia!

A vintage box of "rusty gold"( vintage meccano), bought at a Vintage and collectables market in Breedon on the Hill in Derbyshire. Intend using on a new mannequin for the Dreams of Vintopia "army".

Look what arrived in the laboratory today! The components for the next mannequin are slowly coming together. May be an aeronaut? May be an aquanaut?



GAUGES




MILLI AMPERE METER

PRESSURE GAUGES



Donated Goodies

Some new goodies hopefully to be used on one of my next mannequins, but also thinking maybe a   piece of wall art?

This week saw the completion of the "Sewer Rat" for his debute in a local art exhibition in Crewe, Cheshire. Thrilled that he is worthy to show and that I have been asked to exhibit. He was built from scratch, 20 hours of construction, embellishing and painting. I'm thrilled with how he has turned out, although true to character I can see room for improvement and am buzzing with new ideas for the next mannequin and the possibility of a workshop for all the steampunkers out there.Check out the "Sewer Rat" Gallery! All comments and views, good or bad are welcome and appreciated.