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CAPTIVATING KEEPSAFE
(a) “The weathered metal box seemed a perfect enclosure
for protecting my hopes and dreams through the cold days of winter. Its
firm
snap-down closure suggests a safe and secure ‘keepsafe’, a play on
the word
‘keepsake’, ” says Lynne. The 12” by 12” box, a fortunate
discovery, is the
ideal size for housing an art journal utilizing her
line of scrapbooking papers.
sources Artist papers by Lynne
Perrella, stampington.com.
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Produced By Jennifer Cushman •
Photography by Borella & Company
 Artist's Profile
These are a few of artist Lynne
Perrella’s favorite things: string, paper,
old buttons, feathers, bark,
bone, vintage photos, cheesecloth, ribbon, and
fabric scraps.
“I use
very humble materials in my work,” she explains. “I
find that when I
spend too much money on an object, it becomes a little too
precious, a
little too one-of-a-kind. It can take over the art. Small things
have
importance and meaning, yet these items are often lost or overlooked.”
While a new year is significant for most people, it is paramount in
her
life. With a December 31st birthday, the New York artist finds that
simultaneously looking ahead and behind is often a central theme in her
soul-searching work.
ARTFUL ASSEMBLAGE
(b) Lynne used wisps of paper, correspondence, feathers, a
watch fragment, a bit of birch, twisted giftwrap, and paper cutouts,
all tied
with string to evoke winter’s seasonal slumber. She embedded
the assemblage in a
window of black foam core covered with her line of
luscious scrapbooking paper.
sources Artist papers by Lynne
Perrella, stampington.com.
SECRET SURPRISE
(c) “An edge is not just a piece of paper
folded in
half. It’s an opportunity,” says Lynne. Photos of the artist as a
child
and adult peek out from folded journal pages. Plastic
coil binds pages of
colored cardstock that’s been painted and layered
with bits of
patterned paper
and handmade embellishments.
Texture runs amok with
fabric and ribbon. sources
Spiral
binding machine and coils,
Bonnie’s Best Art Tools, coilconnection.com.
HOPES and DREAMS for the New Year page
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