ODD OBJECTS ~ BEAUTIFUL ART

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

ODD OBJECTS ~ BEAUTIFUL ART

I just finished my article for Wishstudio Blogzine "The Confident Artist", and am sending it off to Mindy today. I am blown away by the answers and photos people send to me to include in these articles! I know that this particular article was hard for some to put into words, but I was not let down by the entries!!!!!!

I am on to a new subject for next month, and I hope you will participate! Just leave your words here in the comments, along with links to photos of your art.

ODD OBJECTS ~ BEAUTIFUL ART

Because I am constantly on the hunt for old relics to use in my art, it's no surprise that one of my favorite things to do is to sit and view online artists "found-object art". The way people see a little object and turn it into something beautiful always amazes me. Every idea can be original if you strech the imagination. If you gave 10 artists the same antique key to work with, you will more then likely find 10 totally different works of art!

THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS:
*what draws you to a particular found object?
*do you know right off how you will use your object, or does it come later?
*discuss what art process you like to do using found objects...and why
*is your found object the focal point of your art, or just a piece of the puzzle?
*what satisfaction do you gain in using found and odd objects in your work?
*how or why would you encourage others to use found objects in their work?
(BUT AS ALWAYS, SHARE WHAT YOU'D LIKE)

So I hope you will join in on the fun! I unfortunately can't include every participant into the article, but please know that though I search for originality, eloquent words and beauty from within, you are ALL special and creative people in my heart.

SO GET TYPING!