14 Brick Lane 12x6"
Another steampunk creation - to the East End for this one - 14 Brick Lane, in the Spitalfields area of London. I started by painting the edges of a 12x6" canvas in dark brown acrylic and then adhered the xerox copy of a Victorian engraving with matte medium. A sheet of distressed copper, attached with decorative thumb tacks tops the canvas and is strewn with sealing wax.
My favourite Mary Beth Shaw stencil provides accents in a muted black acrylic. Embellishments were affixed with wire and/or heavy gel medium and include metal gears from Tim Holtz and 7 Gypsies and wooden gears from Small Studios and a piece of piano key ivory topped by a copper leaf stamping. A frozen Charlotte, cold water faucet handle, and the #14 (Tim Holtz) add bright spots of white.
A chain of swivel clasps (also from Tim Holtz) swings down the left side and holds various metal bits. A small slab of tumbled tile serves as a mounting block for vintage watch works.
Available at Open Studios next month.
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