An Assemblage

Today everything is either recycled or repurposed with one or two exceptions.

I made a similar egg spoon last year or two years ago.  This time, I used lots of threads and moss to cushion the egg.

The column came from my house in Missouri.  I brought it with me when I moved here many years ago.  I left it on my porch for several years so it would weather.  A few days ago, I was in the process of cleaning the scruffy brush I used when I created the recent wood block.  Instead of throwing the paint and water from the brush in my flower bed, I ran it over the column.  I hadn't expected the watered down paint to do much, but to my surprise, when dry, the paint actually took in certain spots.

That's when I got the idea to color my egg with my blue handmade shimmering mist.

In addition to that, I colored the spoon with two colors of blue metallic rub-n-buff.

Once everything was dry and polished, I glued the spoon to the column using E6000.

I decided to show it on my work table in my craft room,

but set it on top of a used file folder so the background was less offensive.

I was really happy with the way this turned out,

even though the blues were all completely different.

I haven't decided if I'm going to seal the assemblage or not.  I like how weathered this looks and I think I'm going to hang it on my front porch once I remove the spring wreath I made the first of the month.

For Day 20 of 22, I recycled an old column from my home in Missouri, repurposed paint water from cleaning my scruffy brush, repurposed an old spoon that didn't match my silverware, repurposed a plastic egg, recycled left over vintage sheet music, and recycled left over sewing threads and turned them into a bird's nest.  What I didn't recycle: metallic rub-n-buff, handmade shimmering mist, and E6000.

I'm delighted you stopped by today.  I'm really trying to catch up with all my blogging friends, but it is harder than I imagined it would be.  Fear not, you are in my thoughts, even if it takes me awhile to visit you.  I'm still losing internet access, but I can usually get it back by rebooting my modem and router.  Although it takes time, at least I'm not offline for over half a day or longer, as has happened in the past few weeks.  I'm sure I don't say it enough, but I am extremely grateful for your support of my art and my blog, even when I am slow to return the visit and support.