Scientific Crows

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Wilma Millette

A series of scientific crows, calibrating their instruments for experimental investigations.

Scientific crow collages. — crow black ink

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.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches

NESTING AMONGST THE POPPIES

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Wilma Millette

As the weather turned colder the nesting instinct took over. It was time to hunker down for the long winter months to come.

The ephemera: Original French documents from the 1800s; photos of crows, photos of poppy seed heads from my garden, reproductions of antique nest illustrations.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches

Crow Borg

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Wilma Millette

He would not be assimilated…no matter what the Queen said.

SOLD 🙂 at the Fall Studio Tour

The ephemera: Original Ledger Page from 1916; images from 1902 catalogue; photograph of a crow.

The found objects: old stop watch movement; antique royal typewriter bits; vintage wooden chess pawn; antique key; vintage drawer pull.

Size: 7 inches by 7 inches

Le Départ

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Wilma Millette

Ils partent à la recherche d’une meilleure vie.

Le pas lourd, ils s’en vont, le regard fixé vers le futur.

Size: 12 by 20 inches on wooden block

Un Cadeau pour Louise.

Travellers

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Wilma Millette

SOLD to Mona

Travelling onwards, leaving the past behind them. No more bills, no more commitments, no more hoarding, no more secrets…Nevermore. The ephemera: old love letter from 1800s, old dictionary page (hoarder), old mechanical manual page; reproductions of old sheet music cover, old French pharmacy label, ancienne facture, old sheet music and autograph page from my grandmother to my mother; reproductions of natural history illustrations, vintage train clock and old map of London; various decorative papers; a variety of vintage numbers both original and reproductions.

12 inches by 24 inches by 2 inches wooden cradle.

APPAREIL RESPIRATOIRE: collage

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Wilma Millette

All is not well with the appareil respiratoire.

It is clogged, the pressure is building, something is going to blow.

Just breathe. Slowly. In and out, in and out .

You will be fine….or not.

The ephemera: photo of old smoke stacks, page from a cahier scolaire from 1889, natural history photos of crows and ravens, a fragment from an old receipt, reproduction of a vintage gage. Encaustic Wax as a top coat.

Size 7 inches by 7 inches on wooden block

THIS END UP : encaustic collage

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Wilma Millette

Art Theft

UP date. This art work was downloaded and marketed on Amazon without my knowledge or permission. This is my copyrighted original artwork. I have not authorized anyone else to sell or market my artwork. Please do not support the 7 sellers on Amazon currently profiting from my work.

This end up! Fragile! Caution! Do not shake!

SOLD (at Bound to be Different)

The ephemera: old letter, vintage house number, water tower, old postal label, natural history photo of a raven, photo of a tree in winter, encaustic wax.

7″ by 7″ on wooden block.