Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Mandala CCVIII

Mandala CCVIII. 2024. Custom framed:  19 1/2" x 19 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Toy Disney characters; twelve, yellow rubber ducks; vintage yogurt and homogenized milk cardboard lid discs; cafe curtain hangers; a Tropicana orange juice lid; four, aluminum hair curl clips; lime green can tabs; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $395 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/10/mandala-ccviii-and-off-to-venice.html


 

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Mandala CCVII

Mandala CCVII.  2024. Custom framed: 22 3/4" x 22 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A glass floral frog; old-fashioned wooden clothespins; a complete set of thirty Kenmore sewing machine discs for various stitch patterns; four drawer pulls; child's scissors; red and blue plastic lids; keys; vintage Mallo cup candy redeeming cards; beads on long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; assorted beads and buttons.

Available. $425 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/10/after-hurricane-helene.html


 

Mandala CCVI

Mandala CCVI.  2024. Custom framed: 20 1/4" x 20 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Objects include: A woven top to a small container; club and spade shaped cookie cutters; doll arms; Tinker Toy connectors; two sets of ornate door hinges; four sets of vintage belt fasteners; coffee K-pods; UAW buttons from 1970; orange, plastic lids; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $400 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/10/after-hurricane-helene.html

 

Mandala CCV

Mandala CCV. Custom framed: 15" x 15".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  An espresso candy tin lid; vintage cheese pokers; silver paper binders; peace sign charms; yellow and orange sock organizers [obviously a silly made-in-China thing that probably came from a dollar store]; jumbo African coconut shell heishi beads; four clear epoxy leaf shapes made from a candy mold; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $195 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/10/after-hurricane-helene.html


 

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Mandala CCIV

Mandala CCIV.  2024. Custom framed:  21" x 21".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A stone heart on a ViewMaster reel; cardboard CocaCola slammer caps; shower curtain rings; salt and pepper shaker lids; pointed ellipse and diamond shaped beads; other beads and assorted buttons.

Available. $400 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/09/several-new-pieces.html


 

Mandala CCIII

Mandala CCIII. 2024. Custom framed: 25 3/4" x 25 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A decorate "lighthouse" plate; wooden blocks; a round knitting loom; dominoes; Teamster buttons; glass prisms; coffee K-pods; squirt guns; pre-school plastic fish for some sort of math game; and assorted buttons.

Available at Spiralis Gallery, 5 North Harrison Street, Easton, MD and by contacting the director/curator Gail Patterson at 908.625.8704. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/09/several-new-pieces.html


 

Mandala CCII

Mandala CCII.  2024. Custom framed: 21 1/2" x 21 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include: A set of Planter's Peanuts aluminum dishes; copper-colored coffee K-pods; gold and copper Mardi Gras doubloons; tan and brown, plastic game pieces/toys in the shape of elephants with warriors riding them; off-white hors d'oeuvre forks; Tinker toy connectors; small medical scissors; dice; Blonde Ale bottle caps; and assorted beads and buttons.

Available. $450 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/09/several-new-pieces.html

 

Mandala CCI

Mandala CCI.  2024. Custom framed:  22" x 22".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A brioche mold inside a yellow lid on a ViewMaster reel; green casino chips; goldware soup spoons; blue syringe plungers; yellow discs from a cookie press; oblong brioche molds; wooden, bird-shaped ornaments; furniture handles; shower curtain hooks; assorted beads and buttons.

Available. $450 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/09/several-new-pieces.html

Monday, September 2, 2024

Mandala CC

Mandala CC.  2024. Custom framed: 22" x 22". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A decorative, porcelain dish; PEZ dispensers; dominoes; small, colorful plastic spoons; children's scissors; coffee K-pods; jingle bells; electrical wire end connectors; empty, plastic thread spools; green, blue, and red plastic lids; and assorted beads and buttons.

Available. $600 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/09/mandala-cc-as-in-two-hundred.html


 

Monday, August 26, 2024

Mandala CXCIX

Mandala CXCIX.  Custom-framed: 29" x 29".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage hexie quilt.  Objects include:  A straw trivet; bluish-green binders; little, neon yellow plastic spoons; beer bottle caps; a collection of vintage/antique bottle openers; green golf tees with the word Hawai'i; four colorful, wooden bird ornaments; and assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $900 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/08/yet-another-busy-week.html

Mandala CXCVIII

Mandala CXCVIII.  2024. Custom framed:  15" x 15".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a utilitarian, wood quilt.  Objects include: A silver belt buckle on which a sun shaped disc was stitched; tear-drop glass lamp prisms; red paper clips; plastic snowflakes from a string of old Christmas lights; external toothed lock washers; red Monopoly hotels; red and white plastic lids; wooden toy wheels; and assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $295 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/08/yet-another-busy-week.html


 

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Mandala CXCVII

Mandala CXCVII.  2024. Custom-framed:  22" x 22".  Found objects hand-stitched to the reverse of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  Twelve, little rubber ducks; UAW buttons from 1970; a gold plastic lid with a coffee K-pod; orange insulin syringe caps; four child's scissors; vintage poker chips; corn-on-the-cob holders; orange toy men on horses; copper colored can tabs; orange, plastic lids; copper-colored Mardi Gras doubloons; Scrabble tiles; yellow beer can yokes; binder rings; and assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $500 plus SC sales tax and shipping at Main & Maxwell in Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/08/another-busy-week.html


 

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Mandala CXCVI

Found Object Mandala CXCVI.  2024. Custom framed:  22 1/2" x 22 1/2" when hung as a square; 31 1/2" x 31 1/2" when hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A metal clock spring; old-fashioned, wooden clothespins; wooden wheels for a toy; plastic protractors; belt buckles; turtle shaped trivets; wooden mahjong tiles; cafe curtain rings; red dice; Tinker Toy connectors; Monopoly hotels; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $475 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-very-busy-week.html


 

Mandala CXCV

Found Object Mandala CXCV. 2024. Custom framed:  15 3/4" x 15 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A ViewMaster reel; a coffee K-pod; eight racing medals feathering the profile of President JFK; blue toy cannons; brass keys; external toothed lock washers; circles for grommets; wooden wheels for a toy, assorted buttons and beads. 

Available. $225 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-very-busy-week.html


 

Mandala CXCIV

Mandala CXCIV.  2024. Custom-framed: 15" x 15".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A vintage sanding disc on a gold, plastic lid; a set of eight, wooden-handled appetizer/cocktail forks; blue poker chips; small, metal candy molds; assorted buttons and orange, stone beads.
 

Available. $195 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/07/mandala-cxciv.html

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Mandala CXCIII

Mandala CXCIII. Custom framed: 22 3/8" x 22 3/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A outdoor thermometer; assorted PanAm drink swizzler sticks; small binder clips; copper-colored can tabs; vintage poker chips; four pieces of crochet; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $475 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/07/mandala-cxciii.html


 

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Mandala CXCII

Mandala CXCII. 2024. Custom-framed:  26" x 26" (hung as a square); 36 1/2" x 36 1/2" (hung as a diamond).  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A vintage sanding disc on a gold, plastic lid and inside a made-in-China souvenir dish; Teamster buttons dated from 1946 - 82; colorful, wooden bird ornaments; orange men-on-horseback toys; touchless door openers; vintage, silver belt buckles; yellow telephone connectors; bingo pieces; copper-colored Mardi Gras doubloon/coins; empty, gold plastic craft ornaments; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $750 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/07/mandala-cxcii.html


 

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Mandala CXC and CXCI

Mandala CXC.  2024. Custom framed: 19 1/4" x 19 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a a section of the lacy wedding gown over the back of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Rhinestone pendants; a small porcelain dish; a garland of ribbon and artificial white flowers; sea shells; watches; dogwood styled units from a bracelet; round, chandelier crystals; sequins; assorted buttons and beads.

 
Mandala CXCI.  2024. Custom framed: 19 1/4" x 19 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a a section of the lacy wedding gown over the back of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Rhinestone pendants; a small porcelain dish; cordial stems (without their glass inserts ... obviously!); sea shells; keys; binder rings; heart-shaped charms; round chandelier crystals; assorted buttons and beads.

Commissioned.  In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/07/two-commissioned-found-object-mandalas.html

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Mandala CLXXXIX

Mandala CLXXXIX.  2024. Custom framed: 32 1/4" x 32 1/4" (hung as a square); 45 1/2" x 45 1/2" (hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A glass floral frog; black, plastic clothespins with bird-shaped tops; orange toy archers; silver Mardi Gras doubloons/coins; UAW buttons; brass hinges; bottle caps; gold colored plastic lids with Tinker Toy connectors; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $1200 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/07/mandala-clxxxix.html


 

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Mandala CLXXXVIII

Mandala CLXXXVIII. 2024. Custom framed:  25 1/2" x 25 1/2" (hung as a square); 33" x 33" (hung as a diamond).  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique double wedding ring quilt.  Objects include:  A glass floral frog; brioche molds; stainless steel, locking hemostatic pliers; vintage silver belt buckles; small, plastic toy airplanes; plastic craft needles; brass rings; bottle caps; chess pawns; and assorted buttons.

Available. $550 plus SC sales tax and shipping at Main & Maxwell in Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2024/07/mandala-clxxxviii.html