Gypsy Wagon

It's a gypsy's boudoir.
This is a cardboard model which was collaged with Basic Grey Papers.




I have always had a fascination with gypsies (Roma); and what inspires me about them is their flamboyance, lush colours and trinkets they adorn themselves with.

A friend of mine gave me a porcelain doll and this was dressed with just scraps of trim, ribbon and material we had on hand.



I had envisaged on entering this piece in the Bohemian Edition of Somerset Gallery magazine, but ended up completing another 2D Bohemian art work which was published in the Winter Gallery Edition 2007.






Here is some of the detail on top, it is a ribbon flower. Also you should be able to see that the paper has been crackled.

Fairy Wedding Feast

This work is a collage assemblage fantastical piece measuring 610 x 610 mm.

I love 3D compositions with the use of decoupage/collage techniques. In this photo I have used decoupage fairy paper, mixed with mulberry papers, gossamer, glitter, distressed stickers and a few strokes of acrylic paint onto a canvas with added 3D embellishments (cardboard) raised off from the canvas.

I enjoy creating stories within my compositions, and this one is about a prince who proposes to his fairy lady. Another one of the fairies is heartbroken, that the prince has not chosen her, so off she runs. Meanwhile the rest of the piece tells the story of the fairy and the princes' wedding. If you look closely you can see other characters intertwining into the story.

The dwarf and his wife to the right talking about the happy couple, the young girl sneakingly listening in and watching. The wedding in full swing, with various animals playing musical instruments. To the left is one fairy who could not attend the happy occasion, so she has offered a necklace for the new couple. One elf is too shy to take it from the princess fairy, and the other fairy is just too much in a hurry to get there.

Then the bottom of the page, the picnic (wedding feast) is all catered for, with ants and lady bugs assisting with the food. If you slide the mini cardboard container, there are well wishes, characters offering their gifts and presents to the newly married couple, many of them bringing their babies for them. And finally to the left is the pot of gold with a semi circle of gold dust around it. It's utter nonsense really, but the fantastical qualities and story you can make from it, delights many a child (and parent) as they ohh and ah over it.