Assemblage on Man-made 12 x 11 x 7 Through Gallery
Artist Comments
Exhibited: ~ Ballast Point Gallery ~ Women's Museum of California ~ Escondido Municipal Gallery
The show theme I designed this to fit, "The Small Scale-Toy Store", was based on the fact that the EAP Gallery was once a toy store. It required the submitting artists pay homage to toys, interpreted any way they'd like... as long as the artwork fit within a 12"x12"x12" format. Since I don't normally paint small, I liked the idea of trying an assemblage.
I had a tin toy robot in my Studio, a gift from a friend many years ago and thought, there's my toy to build off of. Concept? Well, I was a fan of the 1960's TV show, The Jetsons" and the toy reminded me of Rosie, the futuristic family's maid.
Next step, think about Rosie visiting Ancenstry.com to discover her heritage... The 1880's walnut clock case, with cigar box interior panels, houses circuit boards, electrical connections, antique pocket watch parts in 14k gold and sterling silver, two turn-of-the-century dagguerrotypes of a family and a hair receiver made from an empty pocket watch housing mounted to the top which opens to reveal a keepsake. The Victorians kept hair from a loved one away at war, or passed. Since Rosie was a robot, the watch spring from one of the watches was appropriate.
Exhibited:
~ Ballast Point Gallery
~ Women's Museum of California
~ Escondido Municipal Gallery
The show theme I designed this to fit, "The Small Scale-Toy Store", was based on the fact that the EAP Gallery was once a toy store. It required the submitting artists pay homage to toys, interpreted any way they'd like... as long as the artwork fit within a 12"x12"x12" format. Since I don't normally paint small, I liked the idea of trying an assemblage.
I had a tin toy robot in my Studio, a gift from a friend many years ago and thought, there's my toy to build off of. Concept? Well, I was a fan of the 1960's TV show, The Jetsons" and the toy reminded me of Rosie, the futuristic family's maid.
Next step, think about Rosie visiting Ancenstry.com to discover her heritage... The 1880's walnut clock case, with cigar box interior panels, houses circuit boards, electrical connections, antique pocket watch parts in 14k gold and sterling silver, two turn-of-the-century dagguerrotypes of a family and a hair receiver made from an empty pocket watch housing mounted to the top which opens to reveal a keepsake. The Victorians kept hair from a loved one away at war, or passed. Since Rosie was a robot, the watch spring from one of the watches was appropriate.