Eco Art "Tiny Treasures" by mayah (c)2014
Eco Art "Tiny Treasures" Framed Approx 6" X 4" by mayah (c)2014
This little work is made from recycled materials: sea shells and sea glass I found on my local beach mounted on reused textured paper from a bag; reused cardboard backing; embellished with hand embroidery. The frame is from GoodWill Industries so that is recycled, too.
I put the art piece in the a-bit-too-small frame on purpose--the frame reminds me of a treasure box--you have to look down in it to see all of the content of the art. I like the totally functionless screw hanger on the top (it's mounted too far away from the back edge of the frame to be used as a hangar, unless you have a really looong nail sticking out of the wall!) as it looks like brass. Somehow this art piece reminds me of seafaring sailors, old brass and wooden instruments, and sailing ships.
Eco MaG by mayah (c)2014 "Pink on Pink" Approx 3.5" X 2.5"
This art work has a magnet backing so it can hang on the 'frig. The shells on it are not real--they are photographs that came as part of the packing materials for two frames that I purchased. I mounted them on cardboard and they stick out from the board backing for a "3-D" look. The black board is actually the backing from a recycled frame I used for another art project. The pink mesh is a scrap left over from another art project, sewn with pink thread and pink beads--it reminds me of coral reefs and seaweed.
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