"A Glass of Wine" ● "I ENJOY A GLASS OF WINE EACH NIGHT FOR THE HEALTH BENEFITS IT OFFERS.
THE OTHER GLASSES ARE FOR MY WITTY CONVERSATION AND FLAWLESS DANCE MOVES."
I had a lot of fun with this one. I came across the quote while looking for quotes having to do with 'wine' or 'wine country'. This one made me laugh. Before I finished it I took a few photos of it, and forgot about it.
When I found the final embellishment, I finished it and took it directly to the Sebastopol Gallery for display, forgetting to take final photos of the finished piece . . . thinking I would photograph it the next time I went to the gallery, but I kept forgetting. When it sold a couple of weeks later, I panicked just a little bit, because I didn't have a finished photo of it. . . . fortunately the buyer was kind enough to leave his email address and I was able to contact him, asking him to please take a couple of photos for me. . . . which he was gracious enough to do . . . Thank you Carl! This is an image of the finished piece. . . .
For this piece I used vintage embossed anagram wooden tiles from the 1930's - 40's, apparently a word building game. These rare tiles are charming and have great character, with just enough wear to make them interesting. Some of the tiles are yellow some are cream colored.
The tiles are set in a constructed frame that has been covered in tissue papers the color of wine along with wine labels from Sonoma County wineries (Kendall-Jackon and Smith-Madrone). The final embellishment is a pewter wine cork.Hope it makes you smile!
