Thimble Riggers

Creating intimate vignettes, Elizabeth McGrath draws viewers into a world of her own making. Filled with characters from the dark edges of her imagination, you’re pulled into the small venues and the stories that lie within, left to wander about and draw your own particular conclusions as to their meaning. Rich in detail and color, it’s a show you’re sure to enjoy. See  it all at www.elizabethmcgrath.com.

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Sienna

Michael deMeng is another of my all time favorite found object artists. His book The Secrets of Rusty Things is on my bookshelf. He takes what, at first glance, would appear to be a complete jumble of unrelated items and transforms them into totems, shrines and toys. I’ve always been fascinated with the re-purposing of discarded and unused objects and he is a master at it. As he says:

My work is about transformations.  It is about the transformation of the common into the sacred.  Discarded materials find new and unexpected uses in my work; they are reassembled and conjoined with unlikely components, a form of rebirth from the ashes into new life and new meaning. 

Check out the awesomeness at www.michaeldemeng.com.