Tuesday, November 8, 2011

"Up To Your Ass In Alligators"


"Up To Your Ass In Alligators"
   Simply put, I love working with scrabble tiles! These pieces are so fun to make. The hardest part is finding the perfect substrate to put them on. It can be a box, a lid, a small cabinet door, a picture frame, most anything will work, the tiles just have to fit.
    People love these simple works. On the days I work at the gallery, I love to watch people stand in front of these and try to read them. When they finally read through to the end, they will inevitably crack up with laughter. Sometimes they look around, hoping no one is watching.
    For this piece, I took a wooden game board and laid out the scrabble tiles to spell out my favorite saying: 
"WHEN YOU ARE UP TO YOUR ASS IN ALLIGATORS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO
REMEMBER THAT YOUR INITIAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP"
     I attached a small rubber alligator on top. Ready to hang or sit on a stand. (click on image to enlarge)

8 comments:

  1. Excellent work Rebeca. Great saying.

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  2. This is so beautiful and such fun. Fabulous!

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  3. Thanks you guys!
    these are so fun to make and people love them.

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  4. These are so cute! I'm visiting from Funky Junks SNL party, I'm your newest follower

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  5. Love it.....I have like 5 scrabble games....making one with cork board for my husbands office for Christmas. Thanks

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  6. I would be one of those people who would pack up laughing and then look around hoping no one is watching. Great fun Rebeca!

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  7. Found this on Funky Junk's party. Made me smile. I would hang this in my house, for sure.

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