Mandala CCXXXVI

(Above:  Mandala CCXXXVI.  Custom framed: 16" x 16".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of an antique applique quilt.  Objects include:  A bright yellow child's 78 Golden Record from 1950; vintage shears; drawer handles; copper colored can tabs; yellow casino chips; red and green plastic lids; green and blue rabies pet tags; pink fabric yoyos; blue wire spirals; heavy paper mustaches coated with acrylic gel; assorted buttons and beads.  Click on any image to enlarge.)

I only had one yellow record.  It came along with several others, all red.  I might not have used it but the song was The Owl and the Pussy-Cat.  How could I resist?  Alone, the six-inch record was just "too much/bold" for a mandala center.  I tried several other objects in my stash but didn't like any of them.  Some were simply too small.  Those that seemed balanced with the record covered up both the title and the cute characters.  The shears worked.  The owl and pussy cat peek out from behind the shears!

 

(Above:  Detail of Mandala CCXXXVI.)

As a child, I adored the poem.  The words are available HERE (The Poetry Foundation). Until a google search, I didn't remember most of the words.  I knew there was something about a pea-green boat that "sailed away for a year and a day" but the ending was always with me:  They danced by the light of the moon.  Even as a kid, I knew this was romantic!  The rest of the mandala came together easily.  The Screamin' Sicilian paper mustaches were coated with acrylic gel.  I'm in debt to everyone who send me things like them!  THANK YOU!

(Above:  Mandala CCXXXVI from an angle.)