"Peacocks and Roses" Altered Art by Denise Farinsky Photos

I was finally able to take pics of my commissioned Altered Art piece, "Peacocks and Roses" this morning. 

"Peacocks and Roses"

Altered Art/Assemblage 

with Original Illustrations

by Denise Farinsky

Copyright 2012

Dimensions:  12 1/2" H x 7" W x 6" D

Weight: 2.25lbs

 

 There are many interesting facts about this piece of artwork:

• The magenta silk and velvet roses are authentically vintage from post-war East Germany: late 1940s/early 1950s
•   The vintage hand-blown glass peacock ornament is from Germany circa 1920
•   The original automaton music jewelry box this artwork is made from is from Japan: late 1960s/early1970s
• The antique art nouveau peacock perfume label “Mem’ry: Gordon Gordon Chicago” is authentic and decoupaged on the base of the music box. The designer who made the perfume was a British Fashion Designer named, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. She opened branch of her design house in Chicago in1915. She was also a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic.
• The music box plays, “Waves of the Danube” by Iosif Ivanovici [1845-1902] written in 1880. The song is also known as “The Anniversary Song” popularized byAl Jolson in 1947 when it was combined with lyrics.

• All peacocks illustrations are original watercolor and ink illustrations on Bristol board with detail in gold acrylic paint and pearl-ex powder created by myself. They have been decoupaged on the wood base and sealed with gloss acrylic spray