Monday, July 20, 2015

The Last Empty Wall Space

Available wall space is always a rarity at my house - I tend to live in houses that are longer on charm than space, and I'm a bit of a collector.  So I've had a blank space crying out to me over one of my kitchen windows since we moved last year, but just hadn't been able to commit to anything.  Then a month or so ago I found an old wooden I don't even know what - drawer of some kind?  It's completely crooked in every way though so it's hard to imagine - part of it's mystery I guess!   I'm charmed by misfits and the general size was right so I brought it home and have been eyeing it ever since, trying to decide what to do with it.




I decided over the weekend to stop being so commitment phobic and just DO something with it, so I started playing, in the process pulling out half the contents of my studio. A lot of this can be moved around or taken out, so I didn't completely conquer my commitment issues, but some of it is there to stay, unless I were to do some SERIOUS sanding.









It was a good break from the portrait work I've been  doing, and really fun to get back to one of my great loves, mixed media assemblage.

6 comments:

  1. Your house sounds like mine! Minimalist living frightens me! :) your assembled collection is wonderfully quirky. I really admire your ability to do this so well and visualize the beauty in objects.

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  2. I just love it! Such a sweet assemblage of items ..... I love how they all connect together and the blue/grey colour that flows through them and the wonky drawer is charming itself - and so full of character.

    Karen x

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  3. That is an awesome "what-not"....you managed to use it without taking away its "oldness". Charming piece :D XXX

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  4. Ooh love, love, love it! This is so you - it's gorgeous - a beautiful colour palette and a wonderfully eclectic mix of treasures! I love the grey metal thingy with the clock face on and I'm intrigued by the spikey wheel - I have been trying to figure out what it is, but I love it anyway!

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  5. It's gorgeous! Way to go getting over your fear of commitment.

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  6. Love it! Lovely colour theme and I really like all the bis 'n pieces. I'm also partial to a bit of wonky wood!

    xx

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