Jen Worden - Mixed Media Artist

Jen August 29th, 2008

While working on another piece … y’know waiting on drying paint … I decided to finish off this series with the final 3 mower teeth. I love these smalls. And centered around the theme "Home" one of my favourites, they seem to sort of roll off the proverbial tongue.

Key To My Heart

Using the same mower tooth and cedar shingle as the base, I coated the wood with a diluted combination of Quin Gold and Mars Black. I cut out a vintage photo of "home" and then glued down the heart adding the top of a jeweller’s case that had been painted and patina’d. I used copper wire to hold it down. Patina’d the lady from Mad Rat Rubber and glued her down but used thin copper wire as well. The dangle on the bottom is a brass curtain ring that I filled with plaster, stamped the key on and then gouged the lines finally using a wash of Quin Gold/Mars Black really rubbing it into the gouges.

Jewel of My Eye

The elements in this piece include a brass filigree attached to the mower tooth, a vintage mat and photo of a child, lovely and faded, a key hole from Hannah Grey and a vintage jewel dangle. I used PthaloTurquoise as the base colour to enhance the turquoise of the jewel. A few brass/copper circles/brads add some side interest.

Fly Away Home

And finally my favourite of the 3, I etched some wings stamps, MadRat Rubber, using sheet metal, a mini assemblage that I received from an ebay buy yonks ago, mini frame from Hannah Grey, watch gear, thin copper wire gleaned from telephone cable - nothing EVER goes to waste around here! - a stick pendant and some glass beads snarfed from my daughter’s stash. LOVE the photo in the mini frame - a lot of "Men with Pets" I bought off ebay - priceless. Oh! Prior to attaching the elements I stamped the quin gold/black washed shingle with a stamp of an ancient map of Nouvelle Ecosse aka Nova Scotia. I thumped it down twice getting the ghost effect which stamping officianados would have a cow over, but personally, I LOVE. heh.

These three will be winging their way southwest to The Flying Pig just as soon as I finish that aforementioned "waiting for the paint to dry" piece.

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