My Collage Art Part II Continued

The following is a collection of brooches involving bright colors with shiny, reflective found objects, which are the initial ideas to be inserted (but did not work) in the tetrahedrons (“Architectural Structure) for the Neckpieces and Vessels produced for my MFA show in January, 1997.

“Leaf and Blossom” (Sun light filtered through dense leaves casting complex shades of green) Brooch, 1996 (6 1/4in X 3 1/2in X 1 1/4in) by John Anderson; Mokume Gane/wood grain; natural broken branch; painted plastic rod; fold formed copper leaf.

“Sun and Shade” (Reflector shards found in the street, change patterns with movement; as cars transform their shapes, and the lives that drive them into each other) Brooch, 1996 (6 3/4in X 4in X 3/4in) by John Anderson; 

Mokume Gane/wood grain; natural broken branch; carved plexiglas (dark red shade/late evening Sun). The Sun shifts to a pencil, w/Hologram cover design, and moves from dark to light as the pencil writes.

“Sun and Shade” (Sunset falls on bird on branch in water) Brooch, 1996 

(5in X 4in X 1/2in) by John Anderson; 

Mokume Gane/wood grain; natural broken branch; carved plexiglas.

“Rock and Water” (Water wraps around branch tied to the traveling Sun, high to low.) Brooch, 1996 (5in X 4in X 3/4in) by John Anderson; 

Mokume Gane/wood grain; natural broken branch; carved plexiglas.

“Sun and Shade” (Floating, clinging, surrounding, piercing, shading, reflecting, absorbing, fogging, measuring, radiating, revealing; but not shining) Brooch, 1996 (5 5/8in X 2 1/4in X 1 1/2in) by John Anderson; painted wood triangle segment; found objects and plastic; purchased fishing float.