Pencil Boxes

I am still working on trying to finish my latest piece, which is still untitled.  While it is sitting on the easel I have been adding some of the rusted metal pieces / found object arrangements.  Look at them, walk away, move then around, look again, remove them, and then start again.  Ah the struggle to find the right placement.

I am also working on creating other pieces and more found object arrangements while the piece is waiting to be finished.

I have two of these arrangements entitled "pencil box."  they are made out of an old Altoids tin.  I burned the tins in a fire last summer to distress and and encourage rust.  Filled one half with the shavings from my pencil sharpener and a little bit of crystal lacquer.  The other side contains some little pencils from my collection. (When I was teaching, I would trade the  students a new colorful pencil for a small one.  It had to be smaller than 2.5" and you could only turn in one a day.  After doing this for four years I have a large collection.  Part of it sits in a vase in the studio.

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I like how it looks on the background.  Not so sure about how it works with the rest of the piece.