I really enjoyed making these mini collages out of the tiny offcuts, and wearing them as necklaces (with a black suede lace), changing the colors with my moods. These ones are pieced onto a thick cardboard and laquered many times for durability, and I've found them to be suprisingly sturdy thus far. I am considering selling some on the site, (after a little more tweaking and if there is interest). They are approximately 1 1/2" in height. More details to follow.
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the idiosyncracy tag (which I've taken a while to do)
1. Footprints - I like to see my own in the snow and I always turn around after I walk through a puddle. (my husband does this too and it may appear strange to onlookers.) The goal is to get shoes with a great pattern on the sole.
2. Pickles - any kind (except garlic), I could live on them. Favourites include pepperocini's, yum yums, artichokes, beets, eggplant, sauerkraut. This may be a newfie thing.
3. Found Faces - I see them everywhere, in bathroom hardware (apparently other's have this too), sidewalk cracks, doodles, food, shadows, plumbing fixtures, stones.
4. I have a strong aversion to yellow foam. no idea why.
5. Jumping - I like to bounce up and down as high as I can when i am in a good mood, seeing if I can reach the ceiling.
...there are MANY more.
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this is the most brilliant guerilla art ever...rubbish drawings. (link via Camilla)
Now I know why I feel so desperatly that I need an eylet tool. :-)
The necklases are beautiful!
Posted by: Hanna on August 21, 2005 11:05 AMnecklace/charm bracelet/earings - such an awesome idea! inter-changeable depending on mood.....do it - do it!
Posted by: jan on August 19, 2005 03:35 PMoh yes, found faces. brandon and i will lie in bed staring at the knotty pine boards in the ceiling and say, there's a crane! or do you see the elf with the pig nose!? bathroom tile is another great place to see them. i also, curiously, see faces and forms in photos i take or that are taken of me. like little spirit fairies following me around and showing themselves only on film...
its nice to see you are having some fun...:)
I love your blog, I get really inspired by looking at your art! :)
Shoes that makes nice footprints, check out this site: www.gudrunsjoden.com. Unfortunately there are no pictures of the sole in the web-shop, but there use to be beutiful flowers on them...
Posted by: Posidriv on August 18, 2005 01:47 PMLove those little charms! What a great way to put those scraps to use.
Posted by: Carrie on August 17, 2005 06:26 PMI've seen faces on cars since I was a very small kid. My (unfortunately) not very creative parents were totally mystified, but I don't understand how anyone can NOT see them. I always thought of 1959 Chevrolets as Asian.
Posted by: Kateri on August 17, 2005 07:50 AMHi Keri ! I'm completely mad about your works !!! And these mini collages are so cute ! Do you put some utee on them ???
Where can we see the others ? Wher can we buy them ??
I love them !
Sandrine from Belgium (perhaps the more little country in Europe !)
"Found Faces - I see them everywhere, in bathroom hardware (apparently other's have this too), sidewalk cracks,"
I have seen faces in wood grain,in creases of clothing etc etc its very very strange.
Posted by: kate on August 17, 2005 05:53 AMlove the necklaces....have you seen this on flickr?
http://flickr.com/groups/53696009@N00/
Posted by: joy madison on August 17, 2005 04:03 AMKeri,
Have you tried jumping up and down when you are in a BAD mood? It just might turn things around. I like to sit on my excercise ball and bounce, bounce, bounce until I am smiling and giddy! It makes me feel like a kid! Love your collages made from offcuts. I made a tiny book of collages and I only used bits that I found on the floor of my artroom. It helps you let go of perfectionism.
I want a charm, its such a cool idea, I would wear it with great pride.
Posted by: deanna on August 16, 2005 11:58 PMhave sent you an email, but it is bounced back to my mail box, my name is beatrice, and i come from Hong Kong, I have a blog also, and I have shared your 100 ideas with my readers, please take a look if you have time... I love your site and blog very much, and my friends love that also.
Posted by: beatrice on August 16, 2005 11:42 PMI'd buy the necklace, but I'd DEFINITELY buy if you turn them into magnets, as one of your commenters suggested. They're lovely!
Posted by: Karen on August 16, 2005 10:48 PMKeri, I think you and your readers would enjoy this link, it's to something put on by the Museum of Modern Art in NYC...takes about a minute and a half to watch: http://FindtheArtintheEveryday.com/
Enjoy!
Those are *really* cute and I would buy a necklace of them in a minute. They would also make fine little magnets.
Posted by: Michelle on August 16, 2005 07:41 PMkeri.
i have had you book on my wishlist at amazon for
months... today i discovered your site. i love it
so i am buying the book.
thanks for the inspiration
blessings...
kelly
Loving pickles is not an idiosyncrasy, it's a sign of good character. Not to mention sauerkraut, which I lived on when I was pregnant.
I'd love one of those collage necklaces too!
Posted by: Amy on August 16, 2005 03:23 PMI would LOVE one of these necklaces :)
Posted by: stefanie on August 16, 2005 01:34 PMyes yes yes! I would buy those lovely necklaces in a second! It also made me want to make them myself, but I dont know when I will ever get around to it...
Ever had fried pickles? Sounds gross at first, but they are soo good :-)
Posted by: jannie on August 16, 2005 01:33 PMkeri, I love that you watch your footprints! for shoes with fun patterns on the soles, check out Camper. They almost always have fun patterns on the bottom: floral or swirly or even a little picture. I have a pair of their boots that leave the nicest flowers in the snow.
Posted by: Katie on August 16, 2005 01:09 PMLovely collages,I love em!
Posted by: Amanda on August 16, 2005 12:41 PMKeri,
I love each and every one of them and would absolutely be interested in buying them. They're spectacular.
Julie
I did buy one of those beauties!!!
Posted by: Michelle on August 16, 2005 11:56 AMme too. these are lovely.
Posted by: kerstin on August 16, 2005 11:35 AMI see faces in bathroom floors -- tiles, cracks, patterns, even carpet, you name it, I'll see a tiny, little face in it of some kind.
(I love the collages. I'd buy one.)
Posted by: Laura on August 16, 2005 11:18 AMI would buy a neckless like that. :)
Posted by: Cam on August 16, 2005 11:12 AMDitto!
Posted by: Ky on August 16, 2005 11:04 AMi'd buy a collage necklace too! they're fab!
Posted by: susannah on August 16, 2005 10:50 AMThose are lovely little collages.
Re: Pickles. I recommend pickled okra and milkweed pods (when they are immature)
Posted by: Gayla on August 16, 2005 10:25 AMI would definitely buy one of these! They are so unusual and unique!
Posted by: Alex on August 16, 2005 10:24 AMThose are cute little collage-necklaces!
Posted by: Nicole on August 16, 2005 09:49 AM