Obtainium Art - A gallery of assemblage works

"Sinking Under the Pressure"   This assemblage is constructed in a small wooden box covered with art tissues and...

  This is an art piece I made and posted last year.   I am re-posting it because I entered it in a show sponsored by SC...

" The Things We Leave Behind " Mixed media assemblage, a collection of favorite things, flotsum and jetsum of a life li...

"Come To The Edge"   ●     I absolutely love this quote, which is widely attributed to Guillaume Apollinaire ( 18...

"Stages"  ● This piece was commissioned by Kim from Virginia, who saw my work on this blog and wanted to surprise her best ...

I am thrilled to let everyone know that one of my photographs will be featured in Seth Apter's blog, The Altered Page next Sunday, ...

  "More Than Words" ● This piece began with a ' mannequin ' head, the kind used by cosmetology school stud...

"Abject Objects" (continued)    A few weeks ago I posted the first 2 of 5 new pieces I completed for a new show at  The Seb...

   "Ungepatchged " — Yiddish for all mixed up . . . . ● ( update: In my original post I asked for help with th...

  "The Muse", "Don Door Knob", "Mr. Puzzle Wood", "Secret Tea-Ball",  "Kaleidoscope...

"Memories and Treasures" ● "Memories are a way of holding on to the things you love,  the things you are, ...

    "Time Was On His Side" This assemblage began with the image of the handsome young man inside the clock box, whose identit...

"Music Level"  A couple of weeks ago I posted the first of 5 new pieces I recently completed for a new show at  The Sebastopo...

"Time Watch" ● A few months ago, I was 'overly' inspired when I saw  Dayna Collin's "Art Alley Studio"...

"Words Escape Me" ● I love to make assemblage works.  If you follow my work, you know that I often incorporate colla...

"Moon Rabbit" ● The Moon Rabbit in legend, is a rabbit that lives on the moon. Based on pareidolia that identifies mark...

"All That Remains" Several months ago, I came across a vintage printer's tray type case drawer. In its original conditi...

"First Kiss" ● A dear friend from Chicago came to visit last month. She had made special arrangements for us to attend a priva...

"Reflections In Time" ● A new memory mirror finally emerges from the depths of my studio. . . .  This small vintage mirro...