Tidal waves have been on my mind. Part of the reason is the fact that my stash of found objects was simply overwhelmed with things that just won't work on a Found Object Mandala. I need multiples. Lately, I've been inundated with random things that are simply too cool, too colorful, too unique, and too full of potential to throw away. All these things work well on a tidal wave!
Take for instance, the little baseball figures. I had five sets of them but only used four on Mandala CCXXXV. The others went into the pile for this tidal wave. While in Montana for my October art residency, a nice lady donated the plastic ring toss game to me ... but the different sizes and colors just didn't lend themselves to a mandala; they went into the pile for this tidal wave. People have given my pocket watches and cocktail swizzlers and all sorts of wonderfully strange things that all went into the pile for this tidal wave!
In the tub of rubber duckies that Steve bought while I was in Montana were several "non-duckies" ... like the mermaid figure and the plastic frog. How could I toss them? I was also given a small Ziploc bag with Girl Scout badges and pins. Most went into a small mandala that was donated to SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) for their annual benefit auction, but I still had the Brownie patch and the green-and-yellow wings for a junior scout. As a former Girl Scout, I couldn't throw them away! Of course they found places to go on this tidal wave!
The scouting ephemera now seems almost prophetic! I just got a commission from the Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands for a unique mandala stitched using lots of patches! I'll blog it once it is finished!
