Saturday, September 29, 2007

~~September Artsy Essay Entry~~

My entry into the September Artsy Essay contest at Judith HeartSong Blog. If you would like to try your hand at this months Essay-Obscure Artsy Word List go here and give it a try.
Judith HeartSong: September's Artsy Essay


I decided to go a different route and created my entry instead of writing one. The first part is a wonderful VISIONARY HOMAGE to nature using mostly natural elements. An AESTHETIC piece of KINETIC Art. I first used a lovely piece of driftwood given to me by my husbands grandfather. I used this as the main body of my piece. I drilled small 5 small holes, two on top and three on bottom and added five eye bolts. Taking three pieces of 14k gold beading wire the same lengths I used rustic metal hearts, crystals, stones, glass beads, shells, small gold dragonflies and FAUX pearls and alternated them to create the strands for the chimes. I attached those to the 3 eye bolts underneath. Then I took a longer strand of the 14k gold beading wire and created a strand for hanging with glass beads and FAUX pearls. I attached that strand to the two eye bots on top and I was finished.. I love how it turned out.. A TOTEM to my love of nature. You can see the results with the photographs I have included.















The second part of my entry I created a COLLAGE of the Artsy Essay words along with artistic pictures all using my printshop program and the photo's included with my program. Here is the final product..






I had a lot of fun with this months entry.. and I hope y'all enjoy them to.

5 comments:

Judith HeartSong said...

Kristal! You go Girl! This is such a unique and thoughtful entry and I LOVE the fact that you explained your process in CREATING your entry. I am so delighted and so glad you chose to share. Thanks for taking the artsy theme and running with it, this is a shining example of creativity well-used:):):)

Wonderful.

judi

Anonymous said...

Thank you for visiting my journal and leaving a message. I followed you here and look what I found! Congratulations and well done! I love how this competition is making us all think 'outside the box'. Its wonderful to see other people's interpretations of Judith's remit. Very clever and artsy too.
Jeanie

Unknown said...

I like what you did with your entry; you are so very creative.

msb said...

Jewels of the woods. Wonderfully magical. Thank you

~~Kristal~~ said...

Thank you all for your wonderful comments.. I had a lot of fun with this months essay.