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LauraTringaliHolmes — To the Stars
Published: 2011-05-25 11:10:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 1650; Favourites: 59; Downloads: 0
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Altered playing card with rusted tin star---
A tiny thank-you gift for *lizole for represeting the Daughters of a Dog altered book group at our recent show in Eugene, OR.
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Ive done something similar! I have to scan it then I-ll show you
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Thank you! Glad you liked!
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... an even the shooting stars get rusty with time 
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As Neil Young said, "rust never sleeps."
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Most excellent. Let me know if you want some rusty tin. ( I've got a bumper crop. )
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YES! I need rusty tin! Specifically, tin ceiling tiles. Might you have any of these? I am taking a course in metalworking in the fall--how to morph old rusted metal into birds--and we are asked to bring ceiling tiles. I have two 4x4 ceiling tiles on hand, but they are not exactly inspirational....This is a whole new world for me.
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I love it. All those extra layers you have created, so that the eye is inclined to piece together a complete landscape!
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After I figured out how to get materials to stick to the lamination of a playing card, there was no stopping the layering! Glad you enjoyed!
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Rust is an interesting thing, for sure.
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Thank you! Happy you enjoyed!
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I could use a rusty shooting star right now. I enjoy the illusion of the spades melting. Magical.
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Thank you. I am not sure how I feel about rust, but I liked it here.
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"shooting stars as it appears decent to the earth" poetry, I love it!
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If you squint, the "descend" can maybe be "transcend"? I leave that up to the viewer.
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I never thought of that till I read your comments, but it works so well either way ...
Nifty, that!
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I kept thinking of lockjaw...rust flakes all over the place....
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lockjaw is just an incentive to learn to sing opera, as my crazy ol' grandaddy used to say
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Well, there is that...!
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that the star is so big and so heavy takes feels weird.
maybe a sum of all the stars?
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I was exploring the concept of inertia here, which is why I went with such a zaftig star. If you read the text as "descend," the star is propelled downward by gravity. If you read the text as "transcend," the star is bouncing, and the weight of the star will keep it in motion. Into a science head lately....
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Lovely concept ...
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science, magic and poetry... always have been related!
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True, all true....
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Thank you.
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Thanks so much! I had to get over my fear of tetanus to work with that rusty star!
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Hahah shots!
And yeah I love these playing cardss.
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You did a great job in this one Laura! I agree with Seth, the rust adds so much to it 
The whole concept is lovely
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Thanks, Scuba. The painting comes as a sort of afterthought, as a way to further the message. I have a nice box of really cheap paints, but I mix 'em with Golden glaze medium and...wow...good stuff. Glad you enjoyed.
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I find the colors here to be appealing and the texture on the star has an allure, rust can be so cool. Great composition with the flow of icons and words.
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Thanks. I had fun with the treeline, and also with the word ending...could be "descend" but could also be "transcend." A detail I was happy not to be in control of! Let imagination rein!
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Thanks, Richard.
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Tin is groovy, providing one is properly innoculated againt tetanus.
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So glad you enjoyed.
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