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(This piece is already in my gallery, but I am celebrating dA's addition of the new ASSEMBLAGE catagory by adding this where it rightfully belongs! HUZZAH!! I can't wait to see all the other assemblage artists out there!)

Assem-blage. It's a word I became very familiar with at ArtFest 09! I was fortunate enough to be able to take Michael deMeng's ( [link] ) class called "What a Relief", which centered on learning how to take 'assem-blage' to a whole new level.

Leading up to ArtFest, I had gathered all sorts of bits and bobs, not really having one particular thing in mind for this class. I collected frames, keys, wire, tiny plastic toys, an antique tintype, a cool brass fox head, wax my grandmother used to seal letters with, dice from my grandfather, foreign coins, a raw music-box that plays Unchained Melody, and the list goes on and on. I purchased things at the art store that I had never had occasion to use: Apoxie Clay, E6000 adhesive, interference color acrylics.

Over the course of 6 hours, we began to see collage as something other than flat surface, 2D art. We began building our assembled structures, delighting in the 3D aspect of them. I began seeing mine as some intricate, turn of the century music box made by an eccentric artisan in some alleyway of Venice, or Prague. I kept layering and building, adding a few old domino pieces. Some playing cards. Some dragonfly wings. I glued on an old coin with a seahorse on top of an old British penny farthing. I made sure the music box would still work once I had adhered it with the apoxie clay.

I had such fun constructing this. I just let my imagination go. I didn't dwell on trying to make it anything other than what it wanted to be. And then, when we put the final coat of paint on, the whole thing came to life. It stopped being a mash of different objects, and suddenly looked like it all belonged together. I fell in love with it then and there. When I turned the music box key, and the faintly haunting sound of 'Unchained Melody' drifted up from it, I have to say I grinned like a kid.

I've been working this summer, collecting bits and pieces of things...preparing to delve into making one-of-a-kind Steampunk assemblage pieces to auction off on eBay. Watch me for updates. :)
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~SashaFitzgerald Nov 29, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Absolutely stunning piece!
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`AutumnsGoddess Mar 25, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
ok i so love this deliciousness!!!
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~TheologianoftheGash Mar 9, 2011
Oops! Here it is! Yeahhhhh!!!!
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`Foxfires Mar 17, 2011
You found it!! :D Yeah I've been meaning to make more - and haven't yet! But I have all the stuff just waiting! lol
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~deathslady Oct 4, 2010
Gorgeous! I love the colors.
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*Kathars1s Sep 8, 2010
Eye candy!
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*alivethroughart Sep 8, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
Interesting assemblage - it is beautiful and has a nostalgic feeling! Q - since you've taken a course, perhaps you could tell me if the assemblage of objects becomes one 'sculpture' or can it still maintain the feeling of a collection? I'd like to complete one - THANKS - :iconlalalaplz: Judy
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~Sarein Sep 6, 2010
Yes yes yes. Please do auction things on ebay. This is pretty frikkin amazing. Did you use the wax to stamp the words into the keys? Or... how did you do that?
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~scruffykitty Sep 5, 2010
You've been featured!! [link]

Feel free to ignore my rant, and if you know of any more awesome assemblages out there please let me know and I'll add them!
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=CindysArt Sep 5, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
OMG!!!!!!! :love:
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