Musical Chairs: fundraiser for supporting the arts in Alachua County public schools. Artists are given a table, chair, cigar box or mirror to create with. These items are auctioned and the funds are used to support the arts in Alachua County public schools.
Pond Life Table 2017
Eel Grass Table 2020; with marbles, lights, and melted colored plexiglass
Six Oaks, Four Seasons Chair 2016: each leaf was cut out of canvas, primed and painted in acrylic. I upholstered the seat and covered it in bark-like painted canvas. The acorn finials were lathed by my husband Larry.
Autumn Chair 2011; I seem to have stuck with the same theme… Autumn Chairs. This is again made with soldered wire to make a framework for the leaves. I then cut out the leaves in duplicate and glued them together, front and back to the metal frame. I love the brilliance of autumn leaves.
Vanity Chair 2010. I had been taking welding lessons and wanted to do this chair using those skills. I drew out the pattern on paper and bent the aluminum material in the shapes I wanted. I had some help doing the welding since i didn’t want them to look terrible. I did the upholstering and tufting and glued on the precious gemstones. I kept this chair for a couple of years before donating it to the Friends of Elementary Arts fundraiser. It was well bid-upon in the auction. People liked to get themselves photographed sitting in it.
Autumn Chair 2010. Perhaps my first donation to the Friends of Elementary Arts fundraiser was this chair. Artists were given chairs or small tables to create on. With this one I soldered together a metal framework for each leaf. I cut the leaf shapes out of canvas and glued the canvas to the front and back of the metal frame. I Painted the leaves with acrylic paint and then bent them to drape over the frame of the chair. It is meant to be sat in!
Jewelry Box; 2022. I was given a cigar box. Using 1/8” plywood, I created the interior divisions in the box.. I used the 1/8” plywood for the scrolled exterior elements, creating places to hook, hang and set jewelry. I drilled holes in many of the curlicues to hang earrings. Painted in enamel paint.