Mandala CCLXXXVII: Bird on ViewMaster Reel with Dogs

 

Mandala CCLXXXVII: Bird on ViewMaster Reel with Dogs.  2026. Custom framed: 9" x 9".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique crazy quilt.  Objects include:  Plastic bird on a poker chip and ViewMaster reel; plastic dogs; yellow game tokens; rabies pet tags; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/10/mandala-cclxxxvii-bird-on-viewmaster.html

Mandala CCLXXXVI: Doll Maker Commission

 

Mandala CCLXXXVI: R. John Wright Doll Maker Memorabilia.  2026. Custom framed:  30" x 30". Objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include the client's R. John Wright Doll Maker's memorabilia with pink fabric yoyos, crocheted circles; metal drawer pull plates; heart-shaped pet rabies tags; yellow game chips; and assorted buttons and beads.

Commissioned mandala. In a private collection.

For more information and additional images:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/08/mandala-cclxxxvi-special-commission.html

Mandala CCLXXXV: PEZ and Dominoes

 

Mandala CCLXXXV: PEZ and Dominoes.  2026. Custom framed: 27" x 27".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A yellow child's 45 record with a glass floral frog and a large pink button; PEZ dispensers; assorted bottle caps; dominoes; toddler snack lids; golf tees; antique poker chips; coasters from a craft brewery on Hilton Head Island; red and green plastic lids; assorted beads and buttons.

Available for $650 at the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC. (828) 254-7651.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/08/mandala-cclxxxv-pez-and-dominoes.html

Mandala CCLXXXIV: Boy Scouts

 

Mandala CCLXXXIV: Boy Scouts. 2026. Custom framed: 26" x 26".  Found objects hand-stitched to the back side of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A yellow child's 45 record on which is stitched a brass dish, a yellow plastic lid, and a felt Boy Scout Jamboree patch from 1944; assorted, vintage Boy Scout badges; yellow telephone plugs; airline pilot pins; blue and orange plastic lids with green rabies pet tags; brass hinges; sewing machine bobbins; small, white plastic dogs; felt piano hammers; an orange folding yardstick; View Master reels; cabinet hinges; eagle pins, fluorescent greenish ice cream spoons; antique cardboard egg lids; assorted buttons and beads.

Available for $600 from Main & Maxwell, Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/07/mandala-cclxxxiv-boy-scouts.html

Mandala CCLXXXIII: Clock on a Game Board.  2026. Custom framed:  23 1/4" x 23 1/4".  Vintage game board, game pieces, clock, toddler snack lids; yellow plastic from a beer six pack yoke; copper beverage can tabs; toy car wheels; small blue tubes of unknown use; heart-shaped buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/06/mandala-cclxxxiii-clock-on-game-board.html

 

Mandala CCLXXXII: Sewing Pattern Figures

 

Mandala CCLXXXII, Sewing Pattern Figures. 2026. Custom framed: 26" x 26".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A yellow child's 45 record on which sits a porcelain plate, a blue, aluminum ashtray, a yellow lid, and a large, pink shank button; more than thirty figures cut and laminated from the front of vintage sewing patterns; four decorative coasters; yellow hair curlers; orange rabies pet tags; bottle caps; souvenir spoons; plastic crystals from an old bracelet; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.  

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/06/mandala-cclxxxii-sewing-pattern-figures.html

Mandala CCLXXXI: Red Rooster

 

Mandala CCLXXXI, The Red Rooster.  2026. Custom framed:  31 1/2" x 31 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to the section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A red rooster trivet; red, plastic forks; small orange-red checkers on large, metal washers; ViewMaster reels; discs for decorative patterns on a vintage sewing machine; drawer handles; four, red aluminum "Smokey the Bear" ashtrays; Kodachrome slides; toddler snack lids; Grizzly chewing tobacco lids (upside down); keys; vintage pilot pins; white plastic lids; heart-shaped rabies pet tags; assorted buttons and beads.

Available for $900 plus sales tax and shipping at Chaos Contemporary Craft Gallery in downtown, Columbus, Ohio. (614) 285-7629.

 

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/06/mandala-cclxxxi-red-rooster.html

 

Mandala CCLXXX: The Magnetic Dart Board

 

Mandala CCLXXX, The Magnetic Dart Board. 2026.  Custom framed:  27" x 27".  Magnetic dart board and other found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Other objects include:  Toy car wheels, keys, assorted bottle caps, blue plastic in the shape of a small tube, and assorted buttons and beads.

Available for $650 from Main & Maxwell, Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/05/mandala-cclxxx-dart-board.html

Mandala CCLXXIX: Children on Porcelain Plate

 

Mandala CCLXXIX, Children on a Porcelain Plate. 2026. Custom framed:  39 3/8" x 39 3/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to an antique quilt. Objects included: A porcelain plate; copper rabies pet tags; paint brushes; dominoes; prisms; ViewMaster reels with vintage poker chips; beer bottle caps; crochet circles from an old tablecloth; drawer pulls; assorted buttons and beads.

Available $1500.   For purchasing, please contact the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC at (828 253-7651.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/05/mandala-cclxxix-children-on-porcelain.html

Mandala CCLXXVIII: Thomas the Tank Engine

 

Mandala CCLXXVIII, Thomas the Tank Engine.  2026. Custom framed:  25 3/4" x 25 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A wooden plate on which is stitched assorted beer bottle caps and the copper top of a cookie press; assorted cookie press discs; felt hammers for a piano; green lids with red rabies pet tags; eight, gold iced tea spoons; metal clips; blue lids; copper beverage can tabs; four, small Thomas the Tank Engines; assorted buttons and beads.

Available $600.  For purchasing, please contact the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC at (828 253-7651.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/05/mandala-cclxxviii-thomas-tank-engine.html

Mandala CCLXXVII: Andy Warhol

 

Mandala CCLXXVII, Andy Warhol. 2026. Custom framed: 30 1/4" x 30 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A yellow children's 45 record on which the face for a clock and a red button is stitched; plastic four-leaf clover lucky coins; miniature dominoes; blue plastic scissors for cutting decorative edges; ViewMaster reels; clamping scissors; cocktail forks; gold beverage can tabs; green rabies pet tags; brioche molds; red and green plastic lids; four Andy Warhol dishes; assorted buttons and beads. 

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/05/mandala-cclxxvii-andy-warhol.html

Mandala CCLXXVI: Mini Foosball

 

Mandala CCLXXVI, Mini Foosball.  2026. Custom framed: 18 1/4" x 18 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Miniature foosball figures; navy pea coat buttons; red and blue rabies pet tags on green and orange plastic lids; copper beverage can tabs; souvenir spoons; white toddler snack lids; part of a tea strainer on a yellow lid and a silver-plated dish and another decorative dish; Rosebud Salve lids; yellow plastic figures on horseback; 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/2026/05/mandala-cclxxvi-mini-foosball.html

Mandala CCLXXV: The Branded Monopoly Commission

 

Mandala CCLXXV: The Branded Monopoly Commission. 2026. Framed: 30 3/4" x 30 3/4". Laminated Monopoly money, playing cards, and pieces hand-stitched to the game board on top of a vintage quilt with additional objects ... including bottle caps, keys, golf tees, miniature plastic crowns, and assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.  This was a commission through Chaos Contemporary Crafts in Columbus, OH

For more information and images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/04/mandala-cclxxv-branded-monopoly.html

Mandala CCLXXIV, Colorful wooden toy cars and ViewMaster Reels

 

Mandala CCLXXIV, Wooden Toy Cars and View Master Reels.  2026. Custom framed:  21 1/2" x 21 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A yellow child's 45 record; a decorative, metal jar lid; a cookie cutter; toddler snack lids; View Master reels; military eagle and strip pins; wooden toy cars; dominoes; bottle cap openers; miniature binder clips; 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: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/03/mandala-cclxxiv-wooden-toy-cars.html

Mandala CCLXXIII, Green Duckies

 

Mandala CCLXXIII, Green Duckies. 2026. Custom framed: 22 1/2" x 22 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A yellow 45 children's record; bottle caps; green rubber duckies; badminton shuttlecocks; plastic bottle caps; toddler snack tops; blue poker chips; glass prisms; wooden dice with Scrabble lettering; pale pink hair rollers; green plastic containers with yellow lids; hexagonal toy dowel connectors and wing flies; yellow tiddlywinks; assorted buttons and beads.

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

 For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/03/mandala-cclxxiii-green-rubber-duckies.html

Mandala CCLXXII, Demitasse Spoons and Dominoes

 

Mandala CCLXXII, Demitasse Spoons and Dominoes.  2026. Custom framed: 22 1/4" x 22 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include: A decorate porcelain plate with an upside-down brioche mold and two buttons; black, plastic checkers with dice-like blocks featuring various letter and spelling "Found Objects"; vintage cocktail forks; dominoes; a set of twelve Axel Prips demitasse spoons; gold, plastic four-leaf-clover tokens; white porcelain and metal drawer handles; black lids with faucet handles; assorted beads and buttons.

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

 For additional information and detail images, please visit:  https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/03/mandala-cclxxii-demitasse-spoons-and.html

Mandala CCLXXI, Girl Scout Commission

 

Mandala CCLXXI, The Girl Scouts.  2026. Custom framed: 32" x 32".  Assorted Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands patches and part of a custom tote hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  This was a commissioned artwork.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/02/mandala-cclxxi-girl-scouts.html

 

Mandala CCLXX, Stay Trippie Little Hippie

 

Mandala CCLXX. Nickname: Stay Trippy Little Hippie. 2026. Custom framed: 20" x 20".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  Metal sign; assorted rubber duckies; porcelain handled drawer pulls; Tinker Toy connectors; VMI brass buttons; insulin lancets; Mardi Gras doubloons; beer caps; Ford hub cap centers; assorted buttons and beads.

 Available at Spiralis Gallery, 35 Dover Street, Easton, Maryland. (908) 625-8704.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/01/mandala-cclxx-stay-trippy-little-hippie.html

Mandala CCLXIX, Neon Green Duckies

 

Mandala CCLXIX, Nickname: Neon Green Duckies. 2026. Custom framed:  17 3/8" x 17 3/8".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include: Beer caps embedded in resin inside a lid; a souvenir plate; neon green rubber duckies; part of four pairs of neon green plastic sunglasses; blue casino chips; Starbucks coffee stirrers; external tooth lock washers; four, copper coasters; four binder clips; assorted buttons and beads.

 Available at Spiralis Gallery, 35 Dover Street, Easton, Maryland. (908) 625-8704.

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/01/mandala-cclxix-neon-green-duckies.html

Mandala CCLXVIII, Pink and Pale Green

 

Mandala CCLXVIII. Nickname: Pink and Pale Green. 2026. Custom framed: 17 1/2" x 17 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a scrap of antique, dusty rose curtains. Objects include: Pink glass medallion; plastic cocktail forks; jade handled cocktail forks; beer caps; copper colored can pull tabs; copper colored paperclips; pale green game pieces; green toddle snack tops; flat silver metal embellishments; assorted buttons and beads.

Available $300 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842. 

For more information and additional images: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2026/01/mandala-cclxviii-pink-and-pale-green.html