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Patience

Illinois USA

"Morning Has Broken"

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Art: Morning Has Broken by Artist Patience

This piece is a bas-relief, tableau-style sculpted work, using a second-hand, upcycled frame that has been mache-d over and incorporated into the piece as a whole.....

My usual statement regarding my use of salvaged old picture frames in my artwork:

"....I have recently begun painting almost exclusively on supports I create myself using the old, salvaged wooden picture frames that cross my path from time to time (usually for free). I feel good about giving these unwanted homeless items a second life, not only because trees were cut down at some point to produce them, but also because by the time I get my hands on them they are usually destined for the landfill. The process of recycling these vintage frames into painting supports/canvases is a lengthy one, typically involving stabilising the frames (which can be quite rickety), cutting thick paperboard to fit, securing it all and pasting and building up a painting surface with layers of overlapping scraps of paper, and adding additional sculptural elements as with my bas-relief tableau sculpture. But worth it, being as that the end effect is a 3-dimensional surface, complete with a built-in frame, as one cohesive, ready-to-hang whole...".