How do You Choose A Color?

June 30, 2024 | JP Dawes Artist

You look around until you find something that has the color that speaks to you! I have some short bookcases on the pony wall to the open kitchen. It used to be a bar but all it did was collect stuff. So when we had the kitchen updated, we took off the sitting area. That pony wall had been painted the color of the room and was pretty BLAH. Time for a change!

We have a lampshade made from real preserved leaves that has great greens. I didn’t want to carry the lampshade into the store so what do you do? I found that the dust jacket on this Harry Potter book was perfect, with all the shades of green that matched the lampshade. I first went to Lowes and found a swatch for a Sherwin Williams paint but when I got it home they had not mixed it up and it was a lump. (That’s another story! ) Back to the store for a refund.

I went across to Home Depot with my color swatch and asked them to help me find a swatch close to that color. A surprise for me, they have a computer to color match. You can see the dot of paint on the swatch that is a perfect match. It took 3 coats of paint for me to be happy with the coverage and the final finish but I love it! A perfect match to my houseplants! The perfect spot of color needed behind the bookcases.

What is an Assemblage? And Why Do I care?

May 16, 2024 | JP Dawes Artist

I belong to this public group on Facebook Assemblage & Collage Art Showcase. The administrator is Mark Groaning. I am copying with permission what he wrote explaining what an assemblage is. Hopefully this will help my followers understand why I create what I create.

Assemblage Art is a form of three-dimensional artwork that involves the arrangement and combination of various found objects, often every day items or discarded materials, to create a new and unique composition. Creatives who practice “Assemblage Art” gather disparate elements and assemble them into a cohesive whole, often incorporating elements of sculpture and collage

Assemblage art is inherently three-dimensional, as it involves the physical arrangement of objects in space. or installations.

Creativity and expression: Artists often use assemblage as a means of expressing creativity and individuality. The process allows for a wide range of interpretations and encourages unconventional thinking.

Recycling and repurposing: Assemblage art often involves recycling and repurposing discarded items, giving new life and meaning to objects that might otherwise be considered obsolete.

Found objects: Creatives use objects that are not traditionally considered art materials. These items can range from everyday items like buttons, pieces of wood, old tools, wire, magazines, to the more unconventional materials.

This is a Quilt! SAQA Trunk Show

July 29, 2013 | JP Dawes Artist

I’ve sent this little 7 x 10 inch quilty art piece to be part of the 2014 Anniversary Trunk Show for SAQA

From SAQA’s website:

“The 2014 Anniversary Trunk Show will premier at the 2014 SAQA conference in Washington, DC, and then travel all across the United States and around the world. A group of quilts from this exhibition will be chosen by jurors Linda Colsh and Margaret “Peg” Keeney to become a permanent part of the collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.”