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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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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 effect