See the history of this piece of work here and here.
Called brequereque because it’s a reasonably unique name on one of the street maps encausticed into this concertina. The map is a tourist map of Vence, which is just outside of Nice in France. A lovely little village, where I stayed for a few days in 2012
Called brequereque because it’s a reasonably unique name on one of the street maps encausticed into this concertina. The map is a tourist map of Vence, which is just outside of Nice in France. A lovely little village, where I stayed for a few days in 2012
Today i secured each end of the concertina into the box. Now when you pull on the ribbons it opens like a real concertina or accordion.
Added some of my fimo buttons.
Added some of my fimo buttons.
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I like how the light shows through the paper – the encaustic wax scars the paper in some way that makes it translucent. Adds another layer of texture and pattern to the work!
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And below is the colophon with details of the materials I made it with.
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