Monday, January 16, 2012

"The Garden House of Fairies and Music" Altered Art Jewelry Ballerina Clock Music Box


My newest labor of love:

"The Garden House of Fairies and Music"
Altered Art/ Assemblage
Vintage Late 1960s- Early 1970s Jewelry Ballerina
Clock Music Box
Mixed Media, Found Objects
and Original Illustrations


Music Box plays Theme from "Love Story" [1970]
Ballerina spins around to music
Battery Operated functioning Clock

Dimensions: 14 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W x 5 1/2 " D

Weight: 3.75 lbs
Copyright 2012
Denise Farinsky



"The Garden House of Fairies and Music" [After]
1960s Plastic Ballerina Clock Music Box [Before]


Spider Jewel Door Handles



Chandelier



Cherubs, Roses and Butterflies











Vintage 1960s Music Box Ballerina


"18th Century" style  self portrait of the artist, Denise Farinsky


Original Illustration Paper Doll with Ink and Watercolor and Japanese Paper for Clothes



Original 1960s clock embellished with jewels of flowers and insects



Purple Velvet Back with Gold Sequin Stars, Dried Real Roses and Plastic Cherubs and Feather Wings

Top view of "The Garden House of Fairies and Music"
Real Dried Roses with Glitter Fairy Dust




Back view of  "The Garden House of Fairies and Music"

Rosebud and Pansy Fairies original illustrations: Watercolor, Ink and Pressed Flowers






Paper Roses and Dragonfly jewel



1950's Print of Victorian Lady with 1840s music from Godey's Lady Book

1950's Print of Victorian Lady with 1840s music from Godey's Lady Book




Decoupage of 1840s Godey's Lady Book and Prints of Victorian Fashion Plates from 1950s







"The Seaside" poem by Henry W. Longfellow  taken from 1840s Godey's Lady Book

Paragraph on New Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson taken from 1840s Godey's Lady Book

4 comments:

  1. Wow, this is just such a masterpiece times 1000. VERY impressive Denise. So many delightful details to get lost in. I LOVE it!

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  2. Thank you so much Jenn! :) I had alot of fun making it! The ballerina and clock actually still work too, even though it's from the 1960s. That made me really happy that it's functional and artistic/decorative :)

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  3. it's amazing!!! :D i was looking for a ballerina music box reference to model in a 3D program :3 this one is perfect!

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  4. Thanks Karol! Wow, a 3D model program, can't even wrap my head around that one! I had fun creating this altered art piece.

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