Bird Mountain Road

[create_destiny]

The 24hr Drive By Gallery in Chico is putting on a community participation art fundraiser. The gallery created large wall size puzzles of interlocking wooden puzzle pieces and the public was invited to pay $10 for a puzzle piece and decorate it any way they want. The pieces are due back tomorrow and will be re-assembled for a one week showing beginning Saturday, May 27 and running through June 2, 2006, on which day there will be a silent auction for the pieces.

dietcokehed and I are both participating in this show. I just finished up my piece today.

Bird Mountain Road
approx. 19" x 16"

Mixed Media: Earth, sandpaper, oil pastels, wax and dried flowers on wood

Here's a close-up detail:


Photos from Puzzle Shows from the last two years can be seen here: Clicky-Click.

Comments

[whosplittheatom.livejournal.com]

That's really awesome. The green fuzzy stuff looks like the tree-fuzz that collects in the gutters around here, or else pot!

[substitute.livejournal.com]

That's really an amazing piece. I wish I could see it in person. The way the colors came out it looks like metallic patina and rust, as though the whole thing had happened naturally over a long time.

[nodressrehersal.livejournal.com]

Well, this is just so totally cool, I can't even think of the right word to express the appropriate level of coolness.

[honeywoney.livejournal.com]

I like the color of your road! I've seen that color before! :) If I'm ever in Chico...

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

If you're ever in Chico I'd love to meet you!

[honeywoney.livejournal.com]

Ditto!

and I'm not talking about the sherbet-colored pants.

[honeywoney.livejournal.com]

Hey, Mrs. Tuttle: I think you'd like this LJ community: http://community.livejournal.com/texture/

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're right! Thank you so much.
Love,
Ms. Tuttle!

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

that's pretty much fantastic.

[eversearching.livejournal.com]

I so wish I could see it in person. Amazing.

[the-mongrel.livejournal.com]

That's way cool. I love the colors! Earthy.

[miltonmalone.livejournal.com]

Wonderful.

[milly-bogtrot.livejournal.com]

That. Is. GORGEOUS :)

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Bird Mountain Road

[lcurtis.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is awesome, Babe! We are very proud of you! I, too, feel like I have been on that road. Good job!

[anodyne19148.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful.

[thejuicyone.livejournal.com]

great idea!

[miltonmalone.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! :)

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

amazing images

[raingirl26.livejournal.com]

oh my god (if you don't mind the expletive)!!!! How amazing and all the other words the other people who commented used. I'm amazed that it is on wood. I spend my photographing hours searching for natural things that look like this, and usually they are metal when I find them, although there is some old paint. And the one person was right, I feel like I've been on the road. I'm a photographer because I can't come up with images like this, but I'm pretty good at finding them. Maybe sometime I could scan a photo to show you - if you want.

Re: amazing images

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I also love burnt and rusted stuff, peeling paint, etc. and I look for these colors too when I'm out with my camera.

I've been trying for a while to create these colors and acheive a "rusted" looking effect. I've had some orange dirt from one of my favorite mountain roads that I've been experimenting with artisically for several years.

Basically, how I did this piece was I ground up the dirt very finely and then sifted it and mixed it with some collage glue and painted it onto the wooden puzzle piece. After the dirt dried I tore some strips of sand paper and glued that down. Then I "colored" the whole piece with oil pastels, melted a favorite candle of mine and poured the wax onto the piece and spread the wax around while it was hot with a palete knife. The hot wax kind-of melted and blended the oil pastels and created a unique textured effect immediately as the wax dried. This is the first time I've ever used wax in a piece and I'm happy with the effect it created.

I'd love to see some of your photography. I'm 110% sure that anyone can come up this images like this regardless of their perceived lack of ability. I've only taken one art class in my life (basic drawing) and I sucked at it, which is why I stick to abstracts.

Re: amazing images

[raingirl26.livejournal.com]

do you know how i can post a photograph on this web site beside as an icon? perhaps i need to have a paid account?

Re: amazing images

[ygolonac.livejournal.com]

You can make a free account on Flickr, upload pictures there and link to them in your LJ posts.

http://flickr.com/

Re: amazing images

[raingirl26.livejournal.com]

THANKS! I knew about flickr, but hadn't thought about the link type thing. I'm adding photos now (though only my dinky digital camera type for now - I'll scan my "real" photos later after I see this all works).

I stopped by the gallery today and...

[eamajyn.livejournal.com]

It looks even better in person!

Re: I stopped by the gallery today and...

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Really? I didn't know it was up yet. Now I'm curious. I checked out your lj and liked what I read so I added you. Hope you don't mind...

[dietcokehed.livejournal.com]

That's really effin' cool!! You so rock :) I have yet to get by there...tomorrow fo' sho' dammit. I also didn't get a pic of mine, think they'd care if I took a pic at the gallery? Is that kosher? (NOT literally "kosher" for all you smart asses out here waiting to make fun of me)

Paranoid? Maybe.

Thanks!

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

My piece ended up right next to a multi-colored, feathered abomination. I kind-of disappointed about that, but oh well.

I'm pretty sure they'll let you take a picture since it's not a standard showing.

Re: Thanks!

[dietcokehed.livejournal.com]

I may know of this feathered abomination...when I dropped mine off they were having a problem with one of the pieces someone clearly didn't follow the rules on...feathers flying upward, something hanging down, and it looked kinda like a bird...