Assemblage - Back Home

This assemblage I made for my grandmother. A picture from here over a bookcover from Stefan Zweig "The fear".

My grandmother was murdered from the Nazis at the II World War. She was depressive and this wasn't good for the "pure race" they wanted.

Instead of a Christmas picture at this blog, I posted this picture to think about of all that people around the world, who have no Christmas, no peace, no food, no water.

Thanks to all wo have read my blog. I have learned to much from all of you.

Two people were very special to me this year: Mauricio Planel (elcollage) and Michelle Ward.

Merry Christmas!

Altered Matchbox

Another altered matchbox.It's fun to make this little things. For this one I make a shrine of carboard, and the milagro is self-made from a juica can.

Primeira comunhão - assemblage

At the moment I'm working with religious elements. I'm not so religious, but the signs of the catholic religion are such wonderful, that I must work with them.

This piece is about the "primeira comunhão" (first communion?), when the kids must learn the catecism and on a special sunday they confirm the religion after the baptism. Until the sixties (?), here in Brazil and other latin american countries, kids must wear a special dress for this event. The girls weared a wedding dress, with a veil. Others use wings like little angels. The boys only a black suit. All have candles in their hands and after the religious ceremony all of them go to the photographer to take a picture of this important moment.

Today all of this has changed. There are no white dress, and no photographer, only a confuse and "modern" mass, where all sing "modern" religious songs and a priest reads automatically words that nobody hears.

Two altered matchboxes

It's fun to make this little things.

The golden one has a religious background about what we call here "ex-votos".

Assemblage - French Lace

This days I'm working on assemblages. I finished this, but the picture isn't very good.

I called it "French Lace" because the young girl has a beautiful lace dress. Therefore I have the idea to add stuff about dress making, like buttons and ribbons.

I wish a better week

This is not my best week. A lot of things are going wrong this week. I have not a place to work, my whole house are a mess, but I think tomorrow I can reorganize it all and begin to work again.

Neither the photos I took from an assemblage worked well.

I can only post a little photo about the Angels Laundry. It's only a modell.