Vintage Found Object Collage - Fly Away
This collage sign is one of a kind made from only vintage objects, hand printed letters, vintage sheet music, vintage photo, button, and necklace. The wood used was from a barn in Adair County, OK that was built in the early 1900's.
7 3/4 x 3 3/4 Listed in this treasury!
Let me tell you about my Collages!
The special thing about my found object collages is the story behind them. Each sign is handmade starting with a piece of oak from a barn that my own father tore down. All of the pieces that I currently have up came from a barn that was built before statehood in the 1900's in Adair County Oklahoma. The next step is finding old sheet music, newspapers and other special papers to lay down as a background. The words and sayings are hand printed using a vintage letter press set and written out on, you guessed it, vintage paper. After all the 2-D work is done I dig through all my old odds and ends; buttons, trinkets, stamps, photos, marbles, toys, jewelry, etc to find the perfect piece of a memory to make the sign complete. All of the papers and objects that I have come from auctions, estate sales, garage sales, and even from people I personally know and love. These pieces have a heart connection that is worth sharing, I hope you enjoy decorating with one or giving one as a gift as much as I enjoy making them. If you ever would like one to be even more personal to you with a special saying or special objects used don't hesitate to contact me on my etsy page, through this blog, or email me at mimibirddesigns@yahoo.com.
The special thing about my found object collages is the story behind them. Each sign is handmade starting with a piece of oak from a barn that my own father tore down. All of the pieces that I currently have up came from a barn that was built before statehood in the 1900's in Adair County Oklahoma. The next step is finding old sheet music, newspapers and other special papers to lay down as a background. The words and sayings are hand printed using a vintage letter press set and written out on, you guessed it, vintage paper. After all the 2-D work is done I dig through all my old odds and ends; buttons, trinkets, stamps, photos, marbles, toys, jewelry, etc to find the perfect piece of a memory to make the sign complete. All of the papers and objects that I have come from auctions, estate sales, garage sales, and even from people I personally know and love. These pieces have a heart connection that is worth sharing, I hope you enjoy decorating with one or giving one as a gift as much as I enjoy making them. If you ever would like one to be even more personal to you with a special saying or special objects used don't hesitate to contact me on my etsy page, through this blog, or email me at mimibirddesigns@yahoo.com.
Thanks for letting me share the joy! Mimi
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