Remember our little road trip to Colorado a few weeks ago? Well, we snagged a couple pieces of $2.00 art when we were shopping downtown Denver one day. Really, they were just individual pieces of vintage calendars, but a couple caught our eye and for $2.00, we couldn't go wrong. Here's one of them.
I really liked it, but again, didn't know if Kerry would. So, I didn't take any of the tags off and Ona and I would just come look at it every once in a while and say a a little, "Daddy, please love this." prayer. Well, it worked and he in fact loved it. His first reaction was, "You cut up the art?" ... "Cool." Whew. He loved the collage me so much, that he even stayed up super late to help me hang it after our babes went to sleep. I thought it would be sweet kind of above where that old scale is. We had to say say adios to that beauty because wobbly scale + baby on the move = disaster. This area is at the bottom of the stairs, directly left of the front door when you enter from outside.
I kind of forgot when I purchased all of these frames that most 5" x 7" frames are made to set on things, and not to hang on walls, so Kerry gleefully graciously added wall hangers to all nine frames.
Then like collages of yore, we began in the middle and worked our way out. This is what we ended up with.
I love it. Can you see the train + tank? For once, I was able to master my matchy collage phobia and make a bit more funky one. It took Kerry and I a second to realize that the frames are not necessarily all even because we were matching up the artwork inside of the frames. Here are a few close-ups.
And from upstairs looking down.
And looking towards the front door.
I know random frame collages aren't every one's cup 'o joe, but I love 'em for their challenge.
I think our little train + tank collage made the rather cold, bleak art a smidge more festive and artsy.
What do you think? Anyone else ever cut something up that your husband loved without asking him?
Looks beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks friend! I can't wait to see your new home. I'll bet it is just gorgeous!
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