Saturday, September 29, 2007

Found Object Art

On our way to our dinner picnic, we stopped at the River Gallery in Chelsea. We had been told about a wonderful exhibit of sculptures, made from discarded objects. These discarded objects have been formed into wonderful sculptures. The exhibit is called Mechanical Natures. Please check out the website http://www.chelsearivergallery.com/, and then click on Exhibitions, and then Current Exhibitions. Bs favorite was Rocky the Moose (below). My favorite was Tribal Medusa. What is your favorite??? ENJOY!!!!!
Then compare what you see at the River Gallery, to what B entered at the 4H fair this year under the recycled craft category. Do we have a budding artist among us???? B's giraffe is made from electronic gadgets that have been torn apart and then reassembled to assemble a giraffe. His ears are parts of cordless phones, is horns from drills, his legs from a dvd player, etc. At fair B won a blue ribbon for his project! This next week the giraffe is going to be hung in the local elementary school library as an 'on loan' piece of art work for the kids to enjoy.

1 comment:

Life Journeys said...

We LOVE the giraffe! It is awesome (and I thought the chameleon was awesome too). B is visionary, and truly a gifted artist. We are so proud of his efforts, and so happy that the judges at the fair thought he deserved the Blue Ribbon too!!