What do you do when you’ve accumulated some “art” pieces that no one really wants? Asking for a friend…
I spent a fair amount of time coloring some pages in a book I bought back in 2009 or so. The phrase “adult coloring book” hadn’t been invented yet, but the concept was already alive and kicking. It seemed a shame to leave them in the book, so I cut them out, mounted them on black paper and put them in cheap frames. And there they sat, in my craft room collecting dust for years.
Well, this is why walls were created, right? The Time of the Art Gallery has arrived. My daughter is home visiting so she and I have been working on possible arrangements.
An article I read suggested making paper cutouts the size of each frame to try out on the wall.
That’s as far as we’ve gotten. It would be a very sad commentary on my propensity to procrastinate if my make-shift sketches stay on the wall for longer than a day or so. There are still two illustrations that I haven’t colored in, so we left room for those on the wall as well, which is amazingly optimistic, considering the fact that I haven’t worked on them in probably five years.
Feel free to jump in with opinions about the art placement.
To be continued…
I’ll probably delete this make-shift post in the morning.
Lynniebeemuseoday 
I believe I own #12 from that collection and mine is hung up! Like the idea of black backgrounds. Love these!
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The dragonfly! I remember giving that one to you. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed having it.
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Love your art work. The colors are so vibrant. I think I like the second arrangement the best. I have several of those “adult” coloring books. I’ve done some, but not for awhile. Mine are still in the books. 🙄. I should get them out again. You always inspire me.
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Thanks! Maybe we should have a coloring book session with each other to jump start the process! It’s hard to get motivated sometimes.
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That sounds wonderful….motivation has been my biggest stumbling block lately….I don’t have any.
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I think they’ll look great on the wall no matter how they are arranged. I can’t imagine looking at them and thinking to myself, “Nice, but they’d be perfect if only they had been hung in a diamond pattern.” No way.
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Thanks! I’ll have to post a photo of the finished arrangement. It was challenging, but it got done. Phew!
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