Lost & Found V

(Above:  Lost & Found V. Custom framed: 22" x 22". Found Objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage, applique quilt. Found objects include: a hand mirror; pale grayish-blue, wooden Carrom Board rings; fluted circular and triangular brioche molds; souvenir spoons; laminated Tampa Nugget Cigar bands; wavy curlers; touchless door openers; four plastic eyeglasses (without lens); beer caps; blue casino chips inside four orange beer can yolks; a broken rhinestone necklace and bracelet; buttons and beads. Click on any image to enlarge.)

This piece almost got away from me.  The hand mirror's original back got damaged in the process of having holes drilled into it.  I had to remove the flimsy gold paper which was under a cheap sheet of plastic.  Layers of matte medium and additional paper fixed some of the problem. Finally, I found a bit of leftover gold embossing powder and added that.  It isn't the same as the original but it looks pretty much like the hand mirror I started with.  I still have the matching hair brush.  I wonder what will happen if I try using it!

(Above:  Detail of Lost & Found V.)

I thought I was finished at one point but something was off.  The space between the buttons lining the hand mirror and the Carrom rings looked odd.  The piece leaned up against the wall for two or three days until I found the broken rhinestone necklace and bracelet.  Once the odd space was filled, the piece was done!  Funny, the rhinestone's are highly reflective. They almost give this piece a sense of the mirror on the other side!

(Above:  Detail of Lost & Found V.)