Une ancienne carte, un vieil atlas, une jolie carte céleste du 19ième, un ancien plan de ville, une carte marine tâchée avec l’usage… de quoi faire rêver ! Tout ceci forme le matériel de base pour mes œuvres de collage. Elles sont déjà imbibées d’histoire, de vécu, de mystère, d’aventure. Je vous invite à regarder de près et à explorer toutes les surprises dissimulées dans les tableaux. Allez, réinventez une nouvelle histoire pour ces anciens documents cartographiques.
*Le surcyclage ou recyclage valorisant consiste à récupérer des matériaux dont on n’a plus l’usage afin de les transformer en produits de qualité, souvent esthétiques.
My new show in Vancouver at the Francophone Cultural Centre feb.24 to march 30.
Upcycling Map Art
Wilma Millette
An old map, a vintage atlas, a lovely star chart from the 1800’s, an antique city plan, a marine chart stained from much use, these all are pleasing to me. They form a large part of the base materials for my collage art work. They come already rich with a past life, with history, mystery and adventure. I invite you to take a closer look and to explore the surprises hidden in each piece. Go ahead; invent a new story for these old maps and charts.
*Up-cycling consists of re-using discarded materials and transforming them into a quality product that is often of aesthetic value.
Now showing at the ARTFUL gallery in Courtney BC as part of the STEAMED PUNK show.
Jan. 11 to Feb. 18
nO TiME LeFt fOR yOu.
The ephemera: original antique documents from the 1800s; muybridge’s girl with baskets, photo of crow, reproduction of vintage clock face
The found objects: original enamel watch faces from the 1800s
Size 12 inches by 12 inches
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The ephemera: reproductions of natural history image of owl and vintage clock face, photo of poppy seed head, original documents and receipts form the 1800s.
The found objects: vintage checkers pieces, part of vintage globe.
This is one is for the Birds. May they take flight, carrying off the hardship and grief for those who have suffered this year and usher in some magic and positive thinking for this new year that is beginning.
Night Owl 20 inches by 20 inches
Red, Red Robin 12 inches by 12 inches ( SOLD)
Black Gull 12 inches by 12 inches
The ephemera: original vintage maps, moon charts, star charts, papers and marine charts.
A series of scientific crows, calibrating their instruments for experimental investigations.
crow black inkSOLD 🙂 corbeau laboc is for crow
The ephemera: original document 1839; original french receipt 1916; original receipt 1918; crow photography; original pharmacy label; illustrations of columns, table of the elements; vintage mechanical l drawing; ink bottle illustration.
The found objects: vintage watch parts, antique typewriter parts; antique pen nibs, vintage pewter heart pendant, vintage game piece; vintage automotive light, vintage globe hardware; antique nails; vintage stopwatch faces.