Sale in My Etsy Shop

Kayaking near my house yesterday, on one of the most beautiful and balmy autumn days so far.

The sky was absolutely gorgeous. Of course my camera battery died as soon as we got out on the water--I was lucky to get one picture (first one at top). But then my daughter let me use her Canon Rebel, which I may be inheriting:)

There's a 15% off sale going on in my Etsy shop through November 30. Pop on over there and use coupon code HOLIDAY15. 

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Ephemeral

detail from Road Trip

This is a group of three sculptures from my Impermanence series. I finished them a few months ago and they're being shown starting next week in this beautiful space.

Road Trip by Deborah Jaouen

Upcycled chair, found road fragments, mirrors, phone part, vintage boat steering wheel

They're made from upcycled chairs, as well as other found things I have collected in the past year or so. I found actual pieces of the yellow line painted on the road--Highway 12 in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It gets destroyed regularly during hurricanes. The latest time was a couple weeks ago during Sandy.

detail from Conversation 

Conversation by Deborah Jaouen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcycled chair, phone parts, 1900's ephemera, lace, vintage cart wheel

The newest finds inspired me and I was able to flesh them out with other things from my collections. Phones are ephemeral now, but they last for centuries in our landfills.

detail from The Naturalist

The Naturalist by Deborah Jaouen  Upcycled chair, bones, coral, shells, ceramic, birch, leather, rusty pitchfork

Do you get more inspired by the most recent things that find their way to you? Do pieces you've had for years become uninspiring, or maybe the longer you have them the harder it is to let go of them?