Obtainium Art - A gallery of assemblage works

 "Five Fish" ● This piece, is put together in a simple wood frame, with a background of vintage folding rulers, yardsticks and...

"She Wanted To Fly"    She's a wife, she's a mom, she has an amazing career. . .  she has worked hard and has created a w...

 "Bingo" ● Another favorite: A wooden pig embellished with bits and pieces of this and that. The pig, named " Bingo ...

  "She Would Only Fly When No One Was Looking"     Last year I received a birthday card with the following sentiment: "...

"Circles Squared"    Inspiration for this wall hung piece came from one done by Catherine Nash titled " Circles Can't Be...

" Come As You Are " ●      When I found this wooden cross in the dumpster of a nearby apartment complex, I had no idea what I w...

  "Home Bird" and "Home Camel" These 2 smalls were made using tiny wooden boxes I found at the flea market.  I have ...

  Untitled ●    In 1974, shortly after moving to northern California from Texas and while working as a receptionist for a small chain o...

"No. 145  S.O.O.B." ●    This is a sweet piece.  A few years ago, I made this piece for an assemblage show, where my...

  "Measure Up" ● I love collecting stuff. I collect everything, especially things that are well used, and have lived a life befo...

  "Up To Your Ass In Alligators" ●      I love working with scrabble tiles! These pieces are so fun to make, and people love them...

"The End (again)" ● " E VERYTHING W ILL B E O K I N T HE E ND , I F I T'S N OT O K I T'S N OT T HE E ND ...

" Obligations " ●    This is the third fish is a series of 3 created in the same style.  The first, " I Saw One In A Ri...

" Laugh Lines " ● Just finished this piece last week.  In a sewing machine drawer, covered on the inside with hand made red pap...

  "Escape Again" ● This piece started out as a plain wooden wine box. It is now covered inside and out with maps and pages from a...

    9/11/12 UPDATE: This is an art piece I made and posted last year.   I am re-posting it because I entered it ...

"All and Many Treasures" ●     I was in San Francisco a few months ago, and got to see a terrific exhibit of art work done by...

"Up To Your Ass" ● One thing I remember about a former boss of mine was that he would always use parables when he was trying to ...

this is a 'work in progress' but wanted to get some feedback . . . the top image is the original magazine image i found in Vanity ...

"Declined" Ever have one of those days, when no matter how much you try to do the right thing, nothing turns out the way you pl...

"Wine Tasting" ● I live in "Sonoma County California, better known as " Wine Country ".  Some of us call it ...

Every Grain of Sand        And every time I pass that way      I come to understand      That every hair is numbered      like every grai...