Eco Art by mayah(c)2019 Cardboard Box Creation 03 "Squiggles"
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Eco Art by mayah(c)2019 Cardboard Box Creation 04 "Goddess Two"
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Cardboard cracker boxes, both 8.5" x 6.5" x 2.5", turned inside out, coated with matte acrylic.
"Squiggles": reused paint palette, hand embroidered onto box; jute hanger. I use unbleached waxed paper for a paint palette, and instead of throwing it away save it for reuse. The pink "ink splotch" was created by folding the paint palette in half to disperse the left-over paint; a bit more acrylic paint was added to make the "dots". The embroidery was challenging to do--I punched holes in the cardboard with a large needle designed for leather repair. My poor fingers were sore for a couple of days after pushing and pulling the embroidery floss/sewing needle through the holes.
"Goddess Two": images from magazine advertisements; cardboard packaging materials; dried bird-of-paradise flowers; jute hanger.
The portrait of "Venus" is from a magazine catalog advertisement; her hair is enhanced with colored ink pens. I've used this image of "Venus" about five other times in art pieces; the advertisers developed this image from a 1480's painting by Botticelli called "Birth of Venus". If you look closely at the original painting, you can see that they've made "Venus" a bit more modest by moving her arm and hand down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus#/media/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg
Eco Art Cardboard Box Creations from the 16-part series:
"Into the Unknown" and "Hives" Boxes 15 and 16 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2426412
"Tiger Rose" Box 14: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2426411
"Space-Time-Matter-Energy" Box 12 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2426060
"SunBee" and "Van Gogh Revisited" Boxes 11 and 13 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2426047
"Ocean" and "Precious" Boxes 09 and 10 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2425757
"Ruth and Naomi" Box 08 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2425722
"Tree" and "Dad's Home!" Boxes 06 and 07 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2425378
"Tires" Box 05 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2424954
Cardboard Redux: Box 02 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2423605
Cardboard Creations, including Box 01 https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2423058
Two other "Venus" art pieces can be seen here:
Cardboard Flower Goddess: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2421601
Printer Magic: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2415326
Eco Art by mayah utilizes reused/recycled and earth-friendlier materials whenever possible
MORE Recent Eco Art:
Extraterrestrial Paper Doll: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2424264
Spring Flowers: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2424180
Easter/Resurrection Festival: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2424028
Assemblages: "Discard"/"Toss" https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2423918