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in Troy, Michigan.
Celebrating in Florida last week
the 50th birthday
of our friend and well known
fashion
icon Rebecca
L'Equyer (Detroit Area,
MI)
I designed this golden duo
for her:
"Cinderella's Shoe"
and
"The
Train
of Cinderella's Dress."
Rebecca has over 400 pairs
of fashionable, collectible
and contemporary shoes,
which are part of the
book "Shoes" by Caroline
Ashleigh.
As Rebecca writes on the first page:
"My shoe
collection tells you stories of
my life.
There's something
magical about shoes...
Just
ask Cinderella.
Rebecca."
Texture, another element of art, is used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work.
Use of texture, along with
other elements of design, can convey a
variety of messages and emotions.
Texture gives a painting a character.
This is what I did:
I dipped cheese cloth in gesso and
"glued" it down with gesso.
While
wet the cloth is still pliable.
I
shaped a shoe and the train of a
dress.
Partly I wrapped the cloth on
the sides to give it even more
dimension.
When dry, it' hard as a rock.
Then I spray painted both of these gems
with a thin layer of 14 Karat gold spray
paint.
Each Gem has a metal, yet a very soft
look.
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29 Comments
Maj-Britt Simble 08 Feb 2011
Awesome work!David Holcombe 22 Dec 2010
Such a nice tribute to your friend. Florida has a lot of glitz and this fit right in. Hope you have a wonderful and creative New Year.Tabitha Borges 20 Dec 2010
stunning workKC CHANG 13 Dec 2010
VERY BEAUTIFULgabrielle lee 12 Dec 2010
Strikingly Beautiful!! Fantastic textural effectJerie kunitsky 10 Dec 2010
Very Elegant..sooo beautiful...Caballero Salguero 10 Dec 2010
Thanks so much my dear friend Olga, really heavenly spawn,high quality, charming forms and beautiful golden ,my Pod...Best wishes, PepeBasant Soni 10 Dec 2010
Wonders in imagination..!!Sharon Gonzalez 09 Dec 2010
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, OLGA.Irena Dukule 09 Dec 2010
Elegant design,Olga!Marika Antal 09 Dec 2010
very nice Olga....Ginger Lovellette 09 Dec 2010
I'm always in such awe of your tremendous talent. This is wonderful!YUNA parmentier 09 Dec 2010
wonderful Olga !!! yunaSteve Haynes 09 Dec 2010
beautiful OlgaThom Roslan 09 Dec 2010
Beautifully Designed Olga....... Excellent choice of colors too !Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 09 Dec 2010
brilliant idea to add the luxerious shine of gold to this gorgeous diptych!!! love the movement of the lines following the shape of the shoe!surekha rao 08 Dec 2010
Marvelous and elegant... truly a great design, Olga!Shakeh Sarookhanian 08 Dec 2010
Fantastic work Olga.DEE JOBES PHOTOGRAPHY 08 Dec 2010
Wow,love the composition,golden color and texture!!!OUTSTANDING Artistry!!!GORGEOUS Brilliant Artwork,my Friend!!!Wow!!!Grand Birthday Gift for Your Friend!!!Great Title!!!,Dee :)Bev Chudey 08 Dec 2010
great texture Olga!Frank Maguire 08 Dec 2010
One absolutely longs to touch this work and that does it for me, they are so tactile.Annette Labedzki 08 Dec 2010
fantastic!José Fortunato 08 Dec 2010
Fantástico e maravilhoso ! Love it and your exolanation about how you did it. Olga, BravoNira Dabush 08 Dec 2010
So lovely, Olga.. presented so WELL. Just GREAT!Anonymous Guest 08 Dec 2010
Very nice. Loved having all of you visit with us last week. Home now getting ready for the holiday. Love, JoyceAnneke Hut 08 Dec 2010
What a great presentation! Classy and beautiful and always an inspiration! :)Sigridur Bachmann 08 Dec 2010
Striking image,stunning texture very very beautiful !ruth sears 08 Dec 2010
always love to read the process of your amazing artworks,and it is so lovely to look at,she must be pleased!Barry Huyett 08 Dec 2010
in fashion ......well done