assemblage ... for me, that means lots of glue ...

today, allison (not a dog) and fern (a dog) came to visit me.beck.artist (not a dog) and dixie.beck.artist (a dog) .... the dog portion of the day was just as fun as last time, but the dogs were MUCH better behaved .... much more accepting of doggie differences .... allison was very productive ... and i was a bit of a dallier ... but that's ok ... i worked on five different pieces .... no great focus on any in particular .... except an important one that i finished and have tucked away as a gift .... i'm very happy about it, but that's all i can say for now (hee hee ... all possible gift recipients are wondering if it is for them, huh?) .... i don't think the gift recipient reads the blog much... but i don't want to take any chances .....

yesterday and today were art days that were all about the glue ... remember i recently did this piece? ... it is now hanging up in my art studio .... i loved doing it ... and wanted to fuss with chunky bits of ephemera some more ... so i did this:

it is a single 18 by 18 canvas that i've sorted out into quadrants .... i think it would be a good gift for a family of four ... know anyone like that?

and then .... because it was all about the glue .... i also worked on this piece....i've had it partially done for eons and ages .....

eventually, i'll get to putting it on a canvas like this smallish one, or this green one on a huge canvas with a big ole story .... or this one that i love, and always overpriced when i was trying to sell it .... so i still own it .... alas, this sort of piece is not a big seller (too non traditional, maybe ... or just too odd?) so i'm in no rush to finish it .... anyone want it? i can do it custom for you the rest of the way .....

so that's the blog o' the day .... did you do anything artsy or grand today?