Be an Architect

When the housing market isn’t great, people reinvent their homes by remodeling or adding on. Artists can do the same thing with their art: Build on it to make it bigger and better. Some ideas? Add architectural elements in wood or metal, bolt wood panels or canvases together, add dimensional objects or boxes to it and see what evolves. “Adding on” gives your piece of work more presence.

Finished panels waiting to be assembled.

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO SOUTH

Sandra Duran Wilson

The panels were drilled and nuts and bolts were attached to hold them together. The painting is wired so the panels hang as one painting.

Block in the background before adding your image and desired transferred and collaged elements.

Wood elements can be added by both gluing and screwing in braces for added security.

MY NIGHTS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN YOUR DAYS

Darlene Olivia McElroy