Sunday, August 17, 2025

Mandala CCXLVII

Mandala CCXLVII.  2025. Custom framed:  16" x 16".  Found objects hand-stitched to a scrap of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A small, plastic "point-less" dart board; Go Gater game discs; vintage bottle cap openers; beer caps; lime green plastic tops from a six-pack beer yoke; six, yellow eagle-shaped game pieces; and assorted buttons.

Available $250 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/08/mandala-ccxlvii.html

Mandala CCXLVI

Mandala CCXLVI.  2025. Custom framed: 13 5/8" x 13 5/8". Found objects hand-stitched to an antique crazy quilt block.  Objects include:  A plastic Duke mayonnaise lid with a piece of a lime green plastic beer yoke and a crescent moon charm; four toy airplanes; red, plastic lids; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; crocheted circles; Tinker Toy connectors; four mechanical drawing compasses; blue lids from a toddler's snack item; assorted buttons and beads.

Available $250 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/08/mandala-ccxlvi.html


 

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Mandala CCXLV

Mandala CCXLV. 2025. Custom framed: 31 1/2" x 31 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a collection of antique quilt blocks. Objects include:  A glass floral frog with ten, round, bright orange buttons; eight, brown oar-shaped drink swizzlers; laminated Air Mail stamps; antique cardboard yogurt lids; peach colored plastic lids; dominoes; copper soda can pulls; white fur coat closure frogs; beer caps; keys; hinges; snowflake shaped Christmas lights; miniature toy airplanes; decorative orange wires for scrapbooking; electric meter tags; 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: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/08/mandala-ccxlv.html

Mandala CCXLIV

Mandala CCXLIV. 2025. Custom framed: 22 1/4" x 22 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a scrap of a hexie quilt top.  Objects include:  A wooden trivet with a 1992 centennial Sierra Club volunteer button; assorted green beer caps; flat, green trees from an toy army collection; green juice lids; clothespins; twelve little locks; infant snack lids; crocheted circles; external toothed lock washers; assorted buttons and beads.

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

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/08/mandala-ccxliv.html


 

Mandala CCXLIII

Mandala CCXLIII. 2025. Custom framed: 13 5/8" x 13 5/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A faucet wheel handle; a pewter coaster; a souvenir plate; vintage child's blocks cut in half; golf tees; Coca-cola souvenir tokens; assorted buttons and beads.

Sale pending!

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/08/mandala-ccxliii.html


 

Friday, July 25, 2025

Mandala CCXLII

Mandala CCXLII. 2025. Custom framed: 22" x 22". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique quilt. Objects include:  A green, metal trivet with a small, hand-painted wooden disc; five plastic bridesmaids and groomsmen; leaf-shaped mint containers; green golf tees; external toothed lock washers; drawer hinges; green bottle caps; prisms; copper UK pennies; small, plastic crowns; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxlii.html


 

Mandala CCXLI

Mandala CCXLI. 2025. Custom framed: 22" x 22". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique quilt.  Objects include: A wooden trivet; dominoes; corn-on-the-cob holders; felt-covered piano hammers; gold belt buckles; JFG vintage jar lids; aluminum pull tabs; antique orange juice corrugated lids; external toothed lock washers; colorful paper clips; small forks and spoons; yellow game pieces; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxli.html


 

Mandala CCXL

Mandala CCXL. 2025. Custom framed: 32" x 32". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A metal sun stitched to both a black and a red 78 record; beer and soda bottle caps; keys; dominoes; drawer pulls; four, red 78 children's records; slides; Mardi Gras doubloons; toy car wheels; kitchen drain strainers; Peter Pan peanut butter lids; copper U-clamps; paint scraper attachments; laminated air mail stamps; 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: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxl.html


 

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Mandala CCXXXIX

Mandala CCXXXIX. 2025. 16" x 16". Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt top layered on a piece of canvas. Objects include:  A lusterware saucer with a pewter coaster, gold belt buckle, and the face of a pocket watch; four, glass bobeches (candle drip rings); white frog closures for winter coats; bottle caps; drawer pull plates; ornamental plastic pears; brass findings for earrings; felt hammers from a piano; assorted buttons and beads.

Available $275 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxxxix.html


 

Friday, July 11, 2025

Mandala CCXXXVIII

 
Mandala CCXXXVIII.  2025. Found objects hand-stitched to a piece of a vintage yellow tablecloth over canvas.  Custom framed:  20" x 20".  Objects include:  A blue faucet wheel handle; a Sesame Street color wheel; pewter coasters; Cinderella figurines; tiny bells meant for ringing during a wedding reception; a braided coil place mat; six, yellow toy chairs; four, green cog wheels from a kid's building set; laminated grocery saving stamps; bright aqua plastic tops of vaping pods; vintage capacitors; orange and blue plastic lids; assorted buttons and beads.

Available $350 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxxxviii.html
 

Mandala CCXXXVII

Mandala CCXXVII.  2025. Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique applique quilt. Objects include:  An orange strainer; six, blue plastic toy chairs; heart-shaped rabies pet tags; peach colored tops to insulin syringes; purple bottle caps; dice; blue and white plastic lids; neon green horseman figurines; 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: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxxxvii.html
 

Mandala CCXXXVI

 
Mandala CCXXXVI. 2025. Custom framed: 16" x 16".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of an antique applique quilt.  Objects include:  A bright yellow child's 78 Golden Record from 1950; vintage shears; drawer handles; copper colored can tabs; yellow casino chips; red and green plastic lids; green and blue rabies pet tags; pink fabric yoyos; blue wire spirals; heavy paper mustaches coated with acrylic gel; 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: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxxxvi.html

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Mandala CCXXXV

 
Mandala CCXXXV.  2025. Custom framed:  33 1/4" x 33 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A silver trivet onto which is stitched the face of a pocket watch and six Colorado craft beer caps; laminated Tampa nugget cigar bands; yellow and red meat packaging metal tags; green, blue, and purple toddle snack lids; honey tasters; antique toy baseball figures; toy fighter jets; red, children's records; ducks cut from shower curtain hangers; external toothed lock washers; long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; orange, blue, and purple plastic cogs from a kid's building toy; Earth Day recycle buttons; assorted beer caps; green and red plastic lids; 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: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/07/mandala-ccxxxiv.html
 

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Mandala CCXXXIV

Mandala CCXXIV. 2025. Custom framed:  11 1/4" x 11 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a scrap of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A red faucet wheel handle; miniature clothespins; decorative toy scissors; Earth Day buttons; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; hexagonal cut game pieces; lime green figures on horseback; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/06/mandala-ccxxxiii.html


 

Monday, June 9, 2025

Mandala CCXXXIII

(Above:  Mandala CCXXXIII. 2025. Custom framed: 12" x 12". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an antique Dresden Plate quilt. Objects include:  Part of a pocket watch; thimbles; miniature clothespins; decorative plastic scissors; bobbins; keys; prisms; Brownie and Junior Girl Scout pins; pink, fabric yoyos; antique eyeglasses; recycle buttons; assorted buttons and beads.

Available through the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) annual, online fundraising auction, September 13 - October 6, 2025.  Click HERE for more information about the auction.

For more information and an additional image: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/06/mandala-ccxxxiii-saqa-auction-donation.html
 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Mandala CCXXXII

 

Mandala CCXXXII. 2025. Custom framed: 22" x 22".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include: A woven trivet; a door knocker; kitchen drain strainers; wooden ends of flag dowels; metal tags for suspected meat; washers; vintage poker chips; children's scissors; coat hooks; ten-cent food credit tokens; assorted buttons and beads.

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/2025/05/mandala-ccxxxi_22.html

Monday, May 12, 2025

Mandala CCXXXI

 
Mandala CCXXXI.  2025. Custom framed: 27 3/8" x 27 3/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  The face of an exterior thermometer and a brioche mold on four pieces of crochet and a decorative piece of aluminum; red and white, plastic bottle caps; clear, plastic side combs; View Master reels; drawer pulls; belt buckles; silver Mardi Gras doubloons; decorative charms; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/05/mandala-ccxxxi.html
 

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Mandala CCXXX

Mandala CCXXX. 2025. Custom framed:   26 3/4" x 26 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A souvenir ashtray from Portugal with an orange faucet handle; 1970 UAW buttons; dominoes; syringe tops; Chinese ceramic figurine beads; gold, plastic St. Patrick's Day lucky coins; green bottle caps with white and gold shank buttons; screw eyes; miniature clothespins; beer caps; clear, plastic birthday cake candle holders; crochet pieces; four toy frogs; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $550 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/2025/04/mandala-ccxxx.html

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Mandala CCXXIX

Mandala CCXXIX. Custom framed:  15 3/4" x 15 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of an antique quilt.  Objects include:  An antique pocket watch on a pewter souvenir from Thailand attached to a small, porcelain dish; souvenir spoons; blue and pink "Barbie" telephones; vintage cardboard lids for glass bottles that advertise eggs, orange juice, and milk; four fabric yoyos; copper U-clamps; 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/2025/04/mandala-ccxxix.html


 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Mandala CCXXVIII

Mandala CCXXVIII.  2025. Custom framed: 29 1/4" x 29 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include a metal turtle on a scrap of antique, burgundy fabric; vintage belt buckles; children's scissors; red Mardi Gras doubloons; washers; vintage poker chips; wavy hair curlers; blue Monopoly hotels; purple toddler snack lids; gridded, metal protectors for antique car lights; toy car wheels; blue, plastic lids; four, red checkers; red, heart-shaped rabies pet tags; pale blue and pink sampler spoons; and assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $650 plus SC sales tax from Main & Maxwell in Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229. 

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/03/mandala-ccxxviii.html