This is the piece I created from my disintegration project that I first made last winter for Seth's Disintegration Project on The Altered Page.
I was going to paint the tin box, but sanding it slightly made it look beautiful to me...
The sides of this box have some old papers collaged on the surface and an old key from London that finally found a home here.
As the box is opened a story is told of connections, between all the elements of the earth and sky.
As I finished this project a new world was opened up to me, and Seth, I want to thank you for sending out your ideas to the world and encouraging artists to do what they may with them...
Another new world was opened up to me last week when I went to a
Nick Bantock workshop in British Columbia. I came home refreshed and
exhilarated. Here are some shots of Nick's studio:
And some of my classmates hard at work...
And some of my projects from the workshop, first, Nick had us make a small landscape out of stamps, (and he gave me some to take home with me!)
A beginning of a collage, layer after layer...
And my favorite... also unfinished...
And the artist himself...
... my next post will be about Salt Spring Island and all the beauty I saw there...
Your box is spectacular Roxanne. I love that it feels so aged, almost like a relic. Perfect for the project and thank you fo rbeing a part of it. Nick Bantock's class must have been so inspiring. His studio looks like a great place to create and your pages are stunning so far!
Posted by: Seth | August 19, 2009 at 09:38 AM
Roxanne, I love the Disintegration, DisCo project you created..wonderfully layered ...you are a very inspiring artist...
Supria
Posted by: Supria Karmakar | August 19, 2009 at 07:59 AM
another project I long to hold and turn over in my hands,
Posted by: deb | August 13, 2009 at 06:23 PM
I bet this was fabulous!
Posted by: Leslie Avon Miller | August 13, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Wow, what a lovely DisCo project. I love old rusty, aged items and this is so symbolic on so many levels. And it was nice to see your review of the Nick Bantock workshop.
Posted by: Bleubeard and Elizabeth | August 11, 2009 at 06:32 AM
Wow! I did'nt know he had workshops and in his home at that! You are so lucky. I really, really love your work. It has soul.
robin
Posted by: robin dudley howes | August 09, 2009 at 09:34 AM
i adore the patina of your box for the project with Seth.
how very lucky to attend a workshop with nick -- looks like it was fabulous Roxanne!
Posted by: Susan Tuttle | August 07, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Your box is really beautiful and profoundly touching.
Judith
Posted by: Juidth Stadler | August 07, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Fantastic, love it
Posted by: Hermine | August 06, 2009 at 03:47 AM
That weathered tin tell it's only lovely story. I think it's wonderful that the work you did inside dosn't distract from that, it becomes part of it.
Thanks for the peek inside Nick's studio...how very inspiring it must be to actually be there!
Posted by: Lisa | August 06, 2009 at 03:10 AM
Roxanne, another gorgeous post just oozing with wonder.
I love your assemblage piece, the tin box, it's self, a work of art, and then the magic you have created on the inside is just perfect!
Posted by: Jo | August 05, 2009 at 10:12 PM
What a stimulating post!!! Roxanne your workshop with Nik Bantock looks totally amazing. I do hope they get him out to Australia one day...LOVE this type of art.
AND his studio! So interesting and inspiring. Your work from the workshop is fantastic.
Not to mention your wonderful disitegration piece. That rustic box, love that you didnt paint it and the wonderful story that unfolds inside.
Just the best post!
Jacky xox
Posted by: Jacky | August 05, 2009 at 02:25 PM
i swear i commented here days ago and it evaporated ... must be the heat here, stuns the brain.
love your box, just enough rusty edges. Gotta thank Seth for his great ideas.
i also love that wonderful old woman, i told this already, somewhere; a wonderful post. Hope you are well and having some cool air. etc...
Posted by: mansuetude | August 05, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Dear Roxanne,
Love what you've been up to~ Stretching, created, recreating. IT's wonderful to follow! So nice that you are open to learning!
xox
Constance
Posted by: rochambeau | August 05, 2009 at 07:27 AM
Soo much here! Your box is so softly aged looking, I love the interior...BUT, the workshop!! In his studio!! What an experience, I love ALL the images of the work, your work, his studio....
I'd love to hear MORE...
Posted by: Stephanie | August 04, 2009 at 03:57 PM
sanding your treasure box was a great way to go....wonderful ancient feel to your creation = Love it!
Amazing collages you have in the works too!
Posted by: ~*~ Patty Szymkowicz | August 04, 2009 at 03:05 PM
Oh wow, loved seeing his studio and the "works" are beautiful.
Posted by: sandyz | August 04, 2009 at 09:55 AM
This is a special post...first, your treasure box with mystery and beauty.
Your trip to what seems like a land of enchantment! Your beginning work with all it's potential! Tell me you are having a wonderful summer?!
Posted by: mary ann | August 04, 2009 at 09:12 AM
Nick's studio looks like such a neat place to visit and create in, you lucky thing!
Your stamp collages are wonderful and your weathered treasure box too!
Posted by: azirca | August 04, 2009 at 02:23 AM
i utterly adore your box!! (and nick bantock!) what wonderful work and amazing photos! thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: alicia | August 03, 2009 at 03:16 PM
Love that you were able to turn your disco project into such a wonderfully meaningingful treasure box. Both the inside and outside are so intricate with detail, yet- have a simplicity all their own. I too added keys to my disco piece and a butterfly! Now you can see what I did with it! And how lucky a gift to be able to attend the workshop. It was quite a few years ago that Seth told me about Griffin and Sabine books that he thought I would love- and I did! Your stamp collages are beautiful- attracted to the little landscape so much. I may try that!
Posted by: Jill Zaheer | August 03, 2009 at 02:40 PM
Your tin has all my attention! Love it!
Thanks so much for posting photos of the Nick Bantock class. Tell us more..... He looks wicked!
Posted by: Robyn | August 03, 2009 at 01:29 PM
your DisCo piece looks fabulous, love the weathered look of it. how cool you could a class with Nick Bantock, some wonderful work too.
Posted by: dymphie | August 03, 2009 at 01:14 PM
Roxanne, this is a wonderful post! I can tell that you hand a very creative time with Nick, you lucky dog!
I'm really liking your box and seeing what you are doing with the "Seth" project.
Looking forward to the area post.
Posted by: katiejane | August 03, 2009 at 01:09 PM
I missed out totally on the disintegration project so am eagerly perusing all the posts of final projects over on Seth's blog. ... & I just can't get enough of Nick Bantock or the Nick Bantock influence -- your page (you call it unfinished), is redolent of the summer vibes here, that raw Southwest grit and scorched air/sun/wind ... I LOVE IT.
Posted by: Toni Brown | August 03, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Oh Roxanne! what a visually chewy post! I am in love with your post! what a great workshop and fabulous portrait of the artist! you rock!
ps your disco is fabulous too! caterina
Posted by: caterina giglio | August 03, 2009 at 06:20 AM
What a great post, Roxanne! Everything looks really fantastic..and I love that you didn't paint your box!
xo
Posted by: Julie Prichard | August 02, 2009 at 09:09 PM
I especially like the top of the box. So grungy and beautiful.
Posted by: Ginny Gaskill | August 02, 2009 at 08:13 PM
I love the box and all its story.
The workshop looks like fun and the studio is wonderful.
So much mystery.
Posted by: Katelen Tays | August 02, 2009 at 08:04 PM
SUCH a neat post!! So happy to have "met" you on this journey!!
Posted by: rachel whetzel | August 02, 2009 at 07:33 PM
Thank you so much for these wonderful pictures of your workshop with Nick. His studio looks just like I have imagined it (except a touch neater!) The work you and your mates produced had that perfect combination of mystery and delight, again just what I would have envisioned from a master Magician on the loose. He must have been an incredible teacher, yes? I also hope to see the finished pieces here in the near future.
Posted by: Kathleen Botsford | August 02, 2009 at 06:10 PM
What a wonderful box, full of beautiful treasures!
Posted by: diane cook | August 02, 2009 at 05:13 PM
gorgeous box.....and tribute to such soulful artists...thanks.
Posted by: nancy neva gagliano | August 02, 2009 at 05:01 PM
Love the patinas on the tin and its contents Roxanne, lovely. Am so green the text should be glowing!!! LOL! A workshop with Nick Bantock, how wonderful. I see a few of my favourite pieces of his work in the backgrounds of your pictures. Like how your collages are developing. You will have to show them off after you finish so we can see the progression.
Posted by: Kim Palmer | August 02, 2009 at 04:32 PM
Roxanne,
Looks like you had a very interesting and productive trip! I especially like the painting of the old woman, which remains unfinished. Something about it speaks to my soul.
Happy August!
Hugs,
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | August 02, 2009 at 03:37 PM