Meet Finalist, Punky Booster

In the March/April 2012 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, Barbara Delaney started a new challenge for a breast cancer awareness article this Fall. Artists were challenged to design "Supportive Art" in mixed media. The only requirement was that it had to be able to fit in a 8"x10"x6" box when shipped.

This sounds like lots of fun!

Several ideas immediately came to mind. There were definitely some construction issues challenging my ideas. BUT, I had lots of fun watching how my mixed media supportive art evolved. With each found object, embellishment, and trinket added, this bra grew past a training bra to a fully developed E cup. (That's E for egg poaching cups!) And so the Punky Booster Strapless Bra was created.

 
I had a dazzling vintage glitzy necklace that was my aunt's. She was an incredibly strong woman who survived two radical mastectomies. How appropriate that a piece of her jewelry provides support for Punky Booster. I added beads, recycled jewelry pieces, lace, ribbon, and found objects that represented time, love, giggles to the recycled leather-covered egg poaching cups.

I got my entry finished and photographed and submitted by the April 30th deadline. Now I just had to sit and patiently wait for the finalists to be announced May 14.

Well, today's the day....and...the finalists were announced.

I'm one of the twenty finalists!!!

I am so excited!! I've seen some incredible bras that have been posted. Click here to see.

Now, I have to get Punky Booster ready for a road trip to Massachusetts. Next step...Hollywood!!

Good luck, Punky!!!!

Reclaimed Angel #2

Here's the second in a series - Reclaimed Angels.  She's about 11" overall and proudly shows off her found objects and bits of ribbon.  She is soon to be listed in my etsy store at www.creativetangent.etsy.com

Reclaimed Angel

Reclaimed Angel is today's creative tangent - a 4" tall assemblage.  I really like the way her face turned out and plan to make some more.  She'll be listed on my new etsy page - creativetangent - as soon as I get it all set up.

Daily? Wow!

My muse seems to have been taking an extended vacation since the first of the year but she's been sending me messages that she's on her way back.  To speed her return I have committed to a new creative tangent each day - a piece of jewelry, a HooDoo Mama, an assemblage of some sort, an interesting photo, something creative.  Of course, sometimes it may take several days to complete a project but I need to work on it at least a little bit every day.  What's your consensus?  Can I keep it going?