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Gleaning at the City Dump #85

8/13/2012

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I've completed a new piece with all materials coming from the city dump. One of the other artists, Chandra, found this Madonna statue...didn't want it...passed it on to me:
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It's about 12" tall, made from some kind of fiber and plaster of paris material, but somewhat fragile.  I sanded down the bottom to even it out, and applied gel medium to the whole thing to keep the peeling paint chips in place.  
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I used a wooden wine box, covered it with old encyclopedia papers...using alcohol dye and sanding for an aged look:
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I cut apart a large piece of "fiber board," which looks to be something that a crafter might use for certain projects, and sanded down the edges (I'm clueless as to what this board was really used for, but I liked the target pattern).  
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I lined the inside of my wine box with this board, and gave everything a coating of gel medium to hold all the loose fibers in place. 
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The completed piece covered with glass:
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