Friday, March 11, 2011

This is really something

"The Outcast" - industrial wall clock by Paula Mccullough
made from found objects assembled onto a railroad fish tie plate


I love art!  All kinds of art.  I love the colors, the textures, the sheer creativity of it all.  In my travels around the internet, I keep coming back to the work of a few artists in particular.  Artists who don't need expensive art materials and a picture perfect studio space to create their work.

One of these artists is Paula Mccullough, who makes funky, edgy and gloriously functional pieces, seemingly out of nothing.  Her art materials include metal and wooden scraps found along roads, in junkyards and rescued from landfills.  Out of these discarded bits of "nothing", she makes something really special.

Just take a look:

"Asian Flair"
Another wall clock made of railroad fish ties and found objects


Candleholder/sculptures made from metal railroad nuts


Candleholder - metal found object


Woodstack table 
made from reclaimed wood 
and early 20th Century sawmill foundry form


Vase made from reclaimed pipe


Vase made from square pipe

Vase made from metal found object

found object "flowers"



Mixed media wall art
made of metal railroad plate and found objects


Mixed media wall art
made of metal and wood, puzzle pieces and found objects


See what I mean?  Fabulous!

To see more of Paula's work, visit her website:
http://www.paulaart.com/

her blog:
http://selftaughtartist.blogspot.com/

her etsy shops:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulaArt
and
http://www.etsy.com/shop/IndustrialBloom

and her facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paula-Art/113143238544?ref=mf





***All the works shown in this post are by Paula Mccullough.  All photos are her sole property and have been used by her permission.  She retains all rights.***


Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Art museums online




I found this wonderful video today, all about Google's new Art Project.  You can now see the art of 17 international museums online - up-close to the tiniest bush stroke, if you're so inclined.  That's the work of 486 artists in 385 gallery rooms!  See more at their website here.

A sample of what you can see up-close:

The Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy


I've been crazily distracted lately, helping my daughter plan a semester abroad.  I'll even be going along to introduce her to some relatives she's never met, and I haven't seen in decades.  Stress!  But happy stress!

Saturday, January 8, 2011



I'm so sorry for not posting here for a while!  I'll be back soon - I promise!