Wednesday, 20 August 2008

LEARNING BY NUMBERS ......








Mixed Media Monday's theme of "Numbers" this week has been chosen by my very dear friend Heather. My first attempt sadly had an accident after its completion lol , so I have altered this carboard packaging into my Shadow Box School, where the little darlings will learn to count . The no 13 represents the school's address, unlucky for some, inside the shadow box the image in the background is to represent the "Tree of Life" which also includes numbers on the trunk of the tree, as seen in the last pic above.

All Images - Karen Owen
Texture Gel
Acrylic Paints
Maya Road Chipboard Numbers
Grungeboard

21 comments:

Lucy Edson said...

Uhh..oh..an accident? Sounds like me! lol

Great altered box, Gillian - love the school theme to go with the numbers challenge!

Sarah said...

Great Piece Gillian!!!1 OOPhs what happened to the first creation then?

Femmy said...

what a beautiful piece!!!

Rosie said...

Well, thank good ness for accidents! This is superb... love all the symbology and it's a fab alteration!!

Anonymous said...

its gorgeous.

My Creative House said...

Beautiful altered box you have made, love the theme and the colour.

Anonymous said...

Oh that is so very clever - I would never of thought of doing something like that.

It really brings it all to 'life' doesn't it.

The numbers are just perfect.

Carole said...

Cool piece!

Anonymous said...

Gillian, this is lovely - a lot of time and effort went into your creation and it shows!

RedLan said...

this is unique and useful!

Kaz said...

ooooooo where to start....this is gorgeous Gillian, love the top with the ruler and the numbers, you got a great pic of that eh, shows up brilliantly well. love the idea of the tree too, and the images are all perfect, love the little one standing out at the front.
these are really good photos, did you do something different???
great piece gillimoo, sorry about the first one though, i hate when things go wrong like that!
13 unlucky??? NEVER, I was BORN on friday the 13th!! how lucky for.....well....me
rofl
gorgeous piece moo xx

Emma said...

Gorgeous Gillian.. love the ruler and the numbers.. the images are really sweet.

Audrey said...

Stunning. Crikey - everything on your blog is stunning. It sounds boring saying stunning. But It is. Your work is stunning. Fab, lovely, poignant, wonderful, rich, and amazing.

Nan said...

Gosh I love this....I would have loved to see your other piece too!
This really stands out...

Anonymous said...

Wonderful piece, Gillian - so many different things to discover! Diane

Heather Robinson said...

I love the way that your creative brain works. You come up with the most brilliant ideas and execute them to perfection. This one is a fine example of that. Great details and a wonderful interpretation of the theme! Bravo, my friend.

Beth said...

I'm sorry to hear that your first effort met with an accident, but this rendition is wonderful!

Karen Salva said...

This is soooo adorable! Congratulations on winning "Art of the week" at MMM!

Great job!!

Mary-Beth said...

This is a gorgeous piece!!

Thank you for visiting my blog! I love yours and your art and have put you in my feeds so I can keep up.

Karen Owen said...

I see some of my little people! I'm so glad you are using them. Your shadowbox is lovely.

.Trudi Sissons said...

Very very cool!