Friday, February 19, 2010

I Hiccuped and Came up with this Beauty

I don't hesitate to sell (or give away) just about anything I create, but this piece is not for sale.

I picked up small frames at a local thrift store for a buck a piece with the idea to repurposing as stretched frames using fabric as canvases for future driftwood pieces. My driftwood pieces have been receiving positive feedback and I wanted to make some smaller pieces, which could be more affordable for some.

I save just about everything, and had some left over screen printed test fabric with blues and grays. I tried to stretch the material over the frame, but sadly, there was just not enough material. What to do, what to do?

I decided to staple the material using the inside edge of the frame and, oh, did it look good. I have a habit of distressing frames that already are a bit beat up. After everything was said and done, it looked just great without any addition of driftwood. We call these creations, happy accidents.

Now, do I sell, or do I keep?
I will keep this little piece and use it as ideas for future pieces incorporating my blue sky reference photos. I am not going to do another repeat, like I did with the large painting of my brother, bad mistake giving that one away, eh?

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