Hi! Let me introduce myself. I offer unique creations for your wedding: guestbooks, shrines and altars, favors, favor containers, stationery and more, tailored to your theme, colors, and desires. I am a successful artist who creates custom works of art in mixed media. From retro to vintage to pagan to romantic to elegant to international to downright funky, your wish is my command at Fragile Industries Studios, www.fragileindustries.com. I particularly enjoy creating works for same-sex weddings or other ceremonies that don't fall into traditional, "cookie-cutter", one-size-fits-all mold.
I call my work "participatory altered art" -- I invite your participation in the design and creation of artwork with personal meaning for you, including your own personal mementos or photographs if you wish. Also, my pieces involve the viewer into becoming a participant in the work: pages turn, doors open, drawers pull out, revealing the art in different configurations. Finally, I can also create a partially-finished work or kit that you and/or your guests and loved ones can participate in the completion.
My most recent commission was for a wedding shrine for an outdoor wedding in Oregon that was a three-day event, one part Burning Man, one part Renaissance Fair, and the rest was the creative contributions of the delightful couple. A shrine or altar is a devotional object, a three-dimensional assemblage with a wood base somewhat like a cabinet or box, depending on your your needs. It can be a memory object, containing momentos of your wedding, or be a part of the ceremony and/or reception itself.
This bride and groom wanted their guests to complete the shrine with embellishments I provided in keeping with their theme. I duplicated the beautiful colors of the invitation and painted the base, a intricately carved antique wall cabinet about 18"x9"x4" with two doors opening into a large interior recess, and two drawers underneath. I applied a collage of images, both those provided by the couple, and from Asian and Indian art (their theme) on flat areas of the surface, and applied gold leaf to the molding and elements of the carvings. I antiqued the finish, and sent it off with more collage images (peel and stick), handmade paper on which the guests could write their good wishes to put in the drawers, and three-dimensional objects that would coordinate well, such as hand-blown glass beads, Asian coins, hand-painted and embellished tiles, pressed flowers, and so on. I even included an easy-to-use adhesive method to avoid sticky mess. The couple was ecstatic and the guests had a great time helping to create a completely personal work of art that will have great meaning for years to come.
That's just one example. Hand-bound guestbooks and favor containers that are themselves beautiful keepsakes are other specialties. I will soon be posting photos on my site of the shrine as I sent it, and the couple will be sending me photos of the finished product which I will post when I receive them.
For more ideas in custom altered art for your wedding, visit www.fragileindustries.com. I can be contacted at info@fragileindustries.com.
Thank you, and congratulations to you all!
I call my work "participatory altered art" -- I invite your participation in the design and creation of artwork with personal meaning for you, including your own personal mementos or photographs if you wish. Also, my pieces involve the viewer into becoming a participant in the work: pages turn, doors open, drawers pull out, revealing the art in different configurations. Finally, I can also create a partially-finished work or kit that you and/or your guests and loved ones can participate in the completion.
My most recent commission was for a wedding shrine for an outdoor wedding in Oregon that was a three-day event, one part Burning Man, one part Renaissance Fair, and the rest was the creative contributions of the delightful couple. A shrine or altar is a devotional object, a three-dimensional assemblage with a wood base somewhat like a cabinet or box, depending on your your needs. It can be a memory object, containing momentos of your wedding, or be a part of the ceremony and/or reception itself.
This bride and groom wanted their guests to complete the shrine with embellishments I provided in keeping with their theme. I duplicated the beautiful colors of the invitation and painted the base, a intricately carved antique wall cabinet about 18"x9"x4" with two doors opening into a large interior recess, and two drawers underneath. I applied a collage of images, both those provided by the couple, and from Asian and Indian art (their theme) on flat areas of the surface, and applied gold leaf to the molding and elements of the carvings. I antiqued the finish, and sent it off with more collage images (peel and stick), handmade paper on which the guests could write their good wishes to put in the drawers, and three-dimensional objects that would coordinate well, such as hand-blown glass beads, Asian coins, hand-painted and embellished tiles, pressed flowers, and so on. I even included an easy-to-use adhesive method to avoid sticky mess. The couple was ecstatic and the guests had a great time helping to create a completely personal work of art that will have great meaning for years to come.
That's just one example. Hand-bound guestbooks and favor containers that are themselves beautiful keepsakes are other specialties. I will soon be posting photos on my site of the shrine as I sent it, and the couple will be sending me photos of the finished product which I will post when I receive them.
For more ideas in custom altered art for your wedding, visit www.fragileindustries.com. I can be contacted at info@fragileindustries.com.
Thank you, and congratulations to you all!
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