So, I've been bummed. About things in general and now my past history of ingesting dry cleaning solvent. So, I always find that doing some art helps to whomp them blues up on the side of the head.
In that spirit, have you heard of "The Thrift Store Art Makeover Challenge"? Or some such. It's a trend. A fad. A trending fad. Not yet a fading trend...
So, what you do is, you go to a thrift store or yard sale or whatever and you find yourself a piece of "art" that maybe could use some improvement. Or perhaps one of those mass produced reproductions that proliferated in mid-century America (usually acquired through trading stamps). Robert Wood, for example.
In that spirit, have you heard of "The Thrift Store Art Makeover Challenge"? Or some such. It's a trend. A fad. A trending fad. Not yet a fading trend...
So, what you do is, you go to a thrift store or yard sale or whatever and you find yourself a piece of "art" that maybe could use some improvement. Or perhaps one of those mass produced reproductions that proliferated in mid-century America (usually acquired through trading stamps). Robert Wood, for example.
This work, entitled "Autumn Wood Landscape," hung in my grand-parent's dining room throughout my childhood. Oh, how many roast beef Sunday dinners were spent staring at that scene? That incredibly banal, existentially questioning scene.
So, you go and you find one of those and take it home and alter it. Hopefully in some cheeky, sardonic post-modern way. For example:
So, you go and you find one of those and take it home and alter it. Hopefully in some cheeky, sardonic post-modern way. For example:
So, that's the "challenge."
Anyhow, I'm gonna swing by the Goodwill after play practice and see what I can find.
And, I'm back.
So, this is what I found at the Goodwill:
Anyhow, I'm gonna swing by the Goodwill after play practice and see what I can find.
And, I'm back.
So, this is what I found at the Goodwill:
So, I'm sure it's instantly recognizable. It's not Thomas Kincaid, but an incredible simulation! It's by Lee K. Perkinson. A reprint, of course. It was only $4.99, frame and all! I think it's named, "French Cottage Landscape." It doesn't look very French to me. And it seems as though it must've been hung in direct sunlight, 'cuz it's all faded.
So, I found my empty canvas, so to speak. I was talking to my friend Joe Hayes on the phone when I came across it. I described it to him and the "art challenge." I asked him for some suggestions for the alteration. When he mentioned Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, I knew that's what it had to be. So props and thanks to Joe!
Now, I would normally take you, dear reader, on this creative journey with me. However, I want the unveiling to be a surprise, so check back here for updates!
More to come!
So, I found my empty canvas, so to speak. I was talking to my friend Joe Hayes on the phone when I came across it. I described it to him and the "art challenge." I asked him for some suggestions for the alteration. When he mentioned Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, I knew that's what it had to be. So props and thanks to Joe!
Now, I would normally take you, dear reader, on this creative journey with me. However, I want the unveiling to be a surprise, so check back here for updates!
More to come!