Monday, February 25, 2013

No Littering,Cambodian Style

The extraordinary in the ordinary for me, took place on our January trip to Siem Reap  Cambodia. I was taken by the beautiful shape of the garbage bins [trash cans] I kept seeing on the streets.

The humble garbage bin is transformed into an item of beauty when old truck tyres are repurposed. When first glimpsed from a speeding taxi, I thought the large 'pot' was for cooking. However on a subsequent neighbourhood walk, I discovered the real purpose of the big pot!
The background fabric was rusted in Australia and then a Cambodian floor mat used for the rubbing. The pot was hand drawn and painted.
In keeping with the 'rubbish' theme of the work, loose thread ends and raw edges finish the piece which is backed with cotton fabric dyed in a waste product- brown onion skins.
Materials: 100% cotton fabric, fabric paint, wadding.
Techniques: Hand rusted, rubbed and painted, machine pieced, machine quilted.
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9 comments:

  1. InekeFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    This is awesome!!!
    I'm a follower immediatly.Great technics.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:40 PM

    love the way your rusted work works with the whole theme of the piece!
    would love to have a half dozen of these at my house :)

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  3. janFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    Looks great Sue. Rusting works well with the rubbing.

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  4. Martha WolfeFebruary 25, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    Wow! That's great - I love the rusting. Is the whole thing made of rubber? Definitely is an extraordinary/ordinary!

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  5. Sue DennisFebruary 25, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    Yes, it is all made from the tyre! Amazing! At first I thought this would be too lowly for the challenge, but decided it was something extraordinary so ran with it. Having made the rubbings in the country only added to the sense of place for me.

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  6. Diane WrightFebruary 26, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    Oh, yes...the rubbings! It is a wonderful piece...and a great challenge. thanks, Sue

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  7. Lisa-Marie SandersFebruary 26, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    Amazing Sue. What a great rendition of the pot! I am looking at old tires in a whole new way!

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  8. Lin Hsin-ChenMarch 1, 2013 at 5:04 AM

    Amazing! You open my new view! The technique is new to me! Many thanks!

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  9. andieMarch 4, 2013 at 2:57 PM

    I love the entire piece; the rusting, the rubbing of a mat, the painting of the pot. A beautiful rendition of an ordinary object made extraordinary! Just wonderful!

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