Of course one can be trapped by Love. Stupid Cupid doesn't always get it right, in any period. Steampunk, electronicpunk (?) got mashed up with Finnabair and Michael deMeng styles too.
I scored some mdf hearts about 160mm across (that's just over 6") earlier this week, just in time!
One of those heart valves is a romantic apothecary's bottle with a lock of hair from 2 lovers (?) entwined together forever (or until someone breaks the glass, or uncorks it). The cork was painted a bit darker, and we are waiting for the Triple Thick to finish drying clear.
Cupid itself is hanging on by a thread - or is that a wire from the pacemaker!
Although most of the piece got the black gesso undercoat, the clear plastic odd shapes (rough-cut diamonds?) were left alone:
Instead of sprays and washes, most of the colour was interference paints (Jacquard's highlighter blue is particularly strong, so it got knocked back a bit). I deliberately didn't paint up the trapped person much, leaving the deathly-dark a bit of a contrast to the colourful trap and surrounds.
OMG!!! This piece is AMAZING, Anne! So much to look at and it all tells such a story. The TRAP is especially brilliant. I'm still drinking in all the gloriously macabre and melancholy details. Love, love, LOVE! xxD
ReplyDeleteThanks Donna. I left the trap a bit shiny (brilliant haha) on purpose.
DeleteFabulous heart full of embellishments and texture!
ReplyDeleteWicked cool, love all the yummy colour and textures!
ReplyDeleteOh my Gosh !!! That is a wondrous creation...in my mind it is a huge monster of a heart trap eternally searching for new victims XXX
ReplyDeleteThat's right Gina - the "latch" still lifts, so when that one has been absorbed, it resets to catch another :)
DeleteAwesome heart Anne! Love all the texture. Enjoyed reading your comments!
ReplyDeleteOh, absolutely amazing. Such gorgeous texture and all those little pieces... it sooooo rocks !! x
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