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Collage
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Welcome
to a small selection of my 2 dimensional
work. While my first love is always metalsmithing,
letting my creativity go in other areas
is a near spiritual practice for me, and
I find that no matter how seemingly unrelated
paper and panels of wood are to gold or
silver, the inspirations overlap in a
whirlwind of ideas. As with my aesthetic
of using hard materials to convey delicacy
and intricacy, I am compelled to capture
with a camera, paint, or pencil, detailed
vignettes of other materials that convey
the same sense of openness and softness
that filigree and repoussé do in
main medium. I call my blend of calligraphy,
printed papers, painting and collage,
Illustracollography (ee-lust-ruh-co-lahg-raphy).
This
page is somewhat under construction. In
the future I will offer originals and
giclee prints for sale. In the meantime,
if you see something you just have to
have, please email
me.
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Exploration
of Spirit
Acrylic,
paper, ephemera, original and conventional
rubber stamps on Bristol board.
8"
x 10"
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| Renewable
Energy
Acrylic,
paper, ephemera, original and conventional
rubber stamps on Bristol board.
9"
x 11" |
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Acrylic,
magazine images, and original rubber stamps
on Bristol board.
4" x
6" |
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Pencil study
of a sculpture of Nefertiti,
5" x 8"
This
is the second in my series of Egyptian
sculpture drawing and is based on a damaged
stone bust of Nefertiti from the Cairo
Museum, supplemented by her famous bust
in Berlin. With these drawings I seek
not only to capture the features of the
subject but the juxtaposition of the smooth,
cold, hard stone, carved by the sculptors
to appear warm and life like. ©2003,
V. Lansford
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Pencil
study
of a sculpture of Tutankhamun,
5" x 7"
This
drawing is of a stone sculpture of the
Egyptian god, Khonsu with the features
of Tutankhamun. I have incorporated my
drawing in various collages and one amulet,
Reliquary for
Eternity, where I rendered it on copper
clad fine silver using an acid etch process.
All sculptures of Tut fascinate me more
than any other Egyptian subject, and it
was his famous gold mummy mask that inspired
me as a child to want to work in metal.
Every court artist who did his portrait
captured an incredible serenity and slight
smile that, given the realism in art at
the time, must have truly been part of
his demeanor. ©1999, V. Lansford
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Dragon
O,
illuminated letter
Acrylic
on paper
4"
x 5" |
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