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“Jewelled Fan with Woven Handmade
Paper Case"
Fan - Feathers, Crystal and Turquoise
with Fur
Case - Handmade paper by Tanmayo -
woven
Size - Fan
56x35cm and Case
64x40cm
ABOUT THESE TWO ART OBJECTS:
Creativity is within all of us: we
just have to unlock our potential. I
wrote my book to help get the message out there that we are all able to create
artistic objects. The feeling of passing
on a talent makes this blog and my book worthwhile.
The Fan: This art piece is a homage
to objects found in nature. It was created
from nature and is meant to be treasured.
I found the feathers scattered in a forest. I was bushwalking
in the forest when I found them. The bird
must have fallen prey to some wild beast.
I collected the best of them to fashion into a fan.
I attached a large elongated Australian
quartz crystal which became the handle of the fan. The two turquoise stones
were bought from a gem shop and the fur was recycled from an op shop. All these “sacred” and “precious” objects came
together to make this art piece. I followed
no preconceived plan - I just figured it out.
Feathers are beautiful mysterious objects and deserve nothing less than precious
stones and fur to compliment them.
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The Case: The case is to protect the precious feathers. I attended a paper making workshop by
Christine Bellinger. Over the course of
the weekend we cut and boiled many varieties of vegetation to make different
types of paper. The process was
fascinating and gave me a deep respect for paper and how it is made. I cut some of the sheets that I had made at
the workshop into strips and wove them into a case to fit the fan. I then lacquered the case for durability.
I admit that this is not abstract art
but nevertheless it does demonstrate creativity and that is central toall art
making. Why don’t you try something like
this today? Choose some items that are
precious to you personally and fashion something unique.
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