Mandala CCLXXIV, Wooden Toy Cars

 

(Above:  Mandala CCLXXIV, Wooden Toy Cars and View Master Reels. Custom framed:  21 1/2" x 21 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A yellow child's 45 record; a decorative, metal jar lid; a cookie cutter; toddler snack lids; View Master reels; military eagle and strip pins; wooden toy cars; dominoes; bottle cap openers; miniature binder clips; assorted beads and buttons.  Click on any image to enlarge.)

After creating a Found Object Mandala in mostly black, white, and shades of silver and gray, I had to lay out both the recently shared "green duckies" mandala and this one!  I adore monochromatic arrangements but I also really like bright and colorful artwork.  The six, wooden toy cars have been sitting on my work table for several weeks.  They seemed to be screaming out to me:  USE US!

(Above:  Detail of Mandala CCLXXIV.)

The design came together easily and it was fun to stitch.  Lots of holes were drilled through the yellow child's record ... thirty-six were needed to attach the metal lid ... four were needed to attach the cookie cutter ... and another eighteen were needed to stitch the group to the quilt!  That's a lot of holes! I used a 1/6th inch drill bit and was happy that the record never cracked!

 

(Above: Mandala CCLXXIV as seen at an angle.)