May
22
2009
Last month I invested in a Shop Fox Benchtop Sandblaster and I’m happy I did. In less than half a day, I was able to strip the paint from more than a dozen tins of varying sizes. I love working with tins, but admit that I find sanding them by hand a tedious [...]
Tags: altered art, altered tins, Art, wish box
Oct
15
2008
This pony was rather beat up when I found him in a box at one of my favorite thrift store haunts. Both his mane and tail (a bright fuchsia then) had been trimmed to nubs and it looked as if someone’s puppy might have cut a few teeth on him, leaving lasting scars. [...]
Tags: altered art, Art, found objects, toys