Friday, November 25, 2016

MuDots #16

Chas Harris
antique sheet music, colored pencil, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

MuDots #16

Chorus
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Tuesday, November 22, 2016

MuDots #15

Wordless Purple
antique sheet music, colored pencil, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches
Dots:
coffee stained, painted paper, kid's workbook,
Popular Mechanics, kid's book, gingham fabric paper


Monday, November 21, 2016

MuDots #14

Dreaming
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Friday, November 18, 2016

MuDots #13

Springtime Brings the Roses
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Thursday, November 17, 2016

MuDots #12

Pictures of Childhood
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches

The Baby (from a greeting card) over the "childhood" was a total accident.
I didn't notice until I took this detail shot.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

MuDots #11

Only a Chain of Daisies
antique sheet music, colored pencil, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Tuesday, November 15, 2016

MuDots #10


Green Whispers
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Friday, November 11, 2016

MuDots #9

Floatin'
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots
approx. 11 x 14 inches

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Have a great weekend, lovelies!

Thursday, November 10, 2016

MuDots #8

Instrumental hits
antique sheet music backcover, colored pencil, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Wednesday, November 9, 2016

MuDots #7

Friends
antique sheet music, pen, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches



Tuesday, November 8, 2016

MuDots #6

Pink Wordless
antique sheet music, red pen, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


Monday, November 7, 2016

MuDots #5

The only piece not on music (so far).  I glued the book edges to this piece of matboard almost a year ago and then just looked at it, not knowing what to do next.  There are book, magazine, and envelope edges mingled together, holding another set of decades' worth of paper dots on top.
121 Dots
matboard, book edges, misc. paper dots
12 x 12 inches

Dot Info:
circus ticket, paper used to make a monoprint, envelope, picture postcard,
magazine ad insert, painted/drawn on vintage newspaper, found photo, kids' book,
greeting card, found photo, greeting card, found photo

Friday, November 4, 2016

MuDots #4

Most Popular
antique sheet music back cover, pencil, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches



Thursday, November 3, 2016

MuDots #3

Rosary
antique sheet music back cover, colored pencil, misc. paper dots, paint
approx. 11 x 14 inches


That top left dot is from a souvenir ticket to the circus from an estate sale in my neighborhood, c. 1970s.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

MuDots #2

Try These
antique sheet music back cover, pen, misc. paper dots
approx. 11 x 14 inches



Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Music Dots Series #1

Welcome to fall time here at Eighty Acres Art!  

After a 7 week run of art shows, I had some time to regroup and prepare for a busy holiday retail season.  I've been making some popular simple-yet-fabulous pieces out of antique piano music and paper dots on a grid.  Some grids are straightforward squares, others are off-center, diagonal, or on arches.  Please enjoy the new pieces and contact me if you are interested in purchasing!  I'll be taking a majority of these to the City Arts space at the Wichita Art Museum for their Gifts in the Gallery Holiday Boutique.  Others will travel with me around the KC and Lawrence area to the pop-ups perfect for cold weather shopping.

A family friend's mother was a piano teacher for decades and she generously donated many books to me for art purposes!  I have enough paper to live several life times and not use it all, and I keep all the little bits and pieces from various applications.  Trying to use them up, I found my trusty hole punch from the early vinyl clock days and started at it.

Without further adieu...
Four Most Popular
antique sheet music back cover (1908), pencil, misc. paper dots
approx. 11 x 14 inches

Four Most Popular detail
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