Materials: Basic structure, Masonite box - abandoned project of artist I share studio with (aka husband)
Found, recycled, gifted and yard sale Materials:
See's Candy wrapping
Various Christmas wrapping paper and gift bags
Image - clothing store bag
Tie Rack packaging: celebrating 500 years of Paisley
Baby Jesus - sidewalk sale at sewing factory downtown Los Angeles
Chess pieces - pawns - gifted to me for my frames
Keyboard keys - old keyboard
black and gold glitter - gifted
smile - dentist's post card
words on cubes, game pieces gifted to me
Dejour magazine collage pieces, magazine is free to Academy members
Envelope from AMPAS, annual dues letter, tiny Oscar design
Black Easter basket grass - gifted
faux gems, framing supplies collected over 3 decades
small nuts and bolts
nurnies and sprues, parts from model building kits
buttons
jack
metal objects found on walks
sequins
computer parts found on walks
toy parts
Black plastic "crystals" -found chandelier
safety pins - yard sale box of 10 gross Prym Dritz - making safety pins since 1559
Non recycled materials:
Gesso
Acrylic paint
Mod Podge
Liquitex Gloss Medium
Elmer's Wood Glue Max
Quick Dry Tacky Glue
Nova Color Texture Paste
Hanging hardware