Mandala LXXVII

Above:  Mandala LXXVII. 2021 Custom framed and hung as a square: 27 3/8" x 27 3/8"; as a diamond: 38 3/4" x 38 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of vintage utilitarian quilt.  Found objects include: A part of a vintage sconce light fixture that included hanging prisms; seven carved wooden napkin rings featuring wild animals; lots of plastic toy animals; blue casino chips; red, vintage Cosby whisky swizzles featuring parrots; keys; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; hangers for metal picture frames; Nespresso coffee capsules; buttons; flat bone beads; plastic gold beads; and green African sea glass beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/08/mandala-lxxvi-and-mandala-lxxvii.html
 

Mandala LXXVI

Above:  Mandala LXXVI. 2021. Custom framed and hung as a diamond: 20" x 20"; as a square: 14 1/4" x 14 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block from an antique quilt. Found objects include: Vintage, circular View-Master like slide reel; shower curtain hooks; English copper pennies; blue water bottle caps; sewing machine bobbins; cotter pins; faux coin dangles; brass screw eyes; vintage capacitors; buttons;  and two parts of a Department of Commerce award (the palmetto tree/crescent moon charms and the hanging device with the word "commerce".

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/08/mandala-lxxvi-and-mandala-lxxvii.html
 

Mandala LXXV

Above:  Mandala LXXV. 2021. Custom framed: 14 3/4" x 14 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an antique quilt.  Found objects include: Part of a rotary dial's receiver; two bracelets; four shower curtain hangers; sewing machine bobbins; red, plastic lids; two gold-toned hinges; Starbucks coffee stirrers; assorted belt buckles; buttons; metal devices from a random, dismantled machine; and laminated, late 19th century, cancelled two-cent stamps.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/07/mandala-lxxiii-and-lxxv.html
 

Mandala LXXIV

Above:  Mandala LXXIV.  2021. Custom framed as a diamond: 53 1/4" x 53 1/4", as a square: 37 5/8" x 37 5/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to a four-block section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A silver trivet; doll faces; The Fall Guy action figures from the 1980s; insulin syringes and their gray, plastic caps; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, plastic combs; film reels; colorful, plastic gear-shaped toys; two different types of shower curtains and four yellow ducks removed from a third set; sewing machine bobbins; yellow hair curlers; brass drapery rings; Nespresso coffee capsules; blue water bottle lids; brown plastic Polynesia drink swizzlers; brass screw eyes; US flag and Arizona flag beer bottle caps; and lots of buttons.

Available. $900 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/07/mandala-lxxiv.html
 

Mandala LXXIII

Above:  Mandala LXXIII. 2021. Custom framed: 14 3/4" x 14 3/4. Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an antique quilt.  Found objects include: A clock face, keys, green casino chips, beer bottle caps, plastic dairy pull tabs, clock gears, buttons, and eight discs for a cookie press.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/07/mandala-lxxiii-and-lxxv.html
 

Mandala LXXII

Above:  Mandala LXXII. 2021. Custom framed: 14 3/4" x 14 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A pair of rooster shaped scissors; a galvanized circle (unknown function); gold faux-coin dangle charms; garter hooks; keys; corn cob holders; dismantled duck shower curtain hooks. 

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/two-more-single-block-found-object.html

Mandala LXXI

Above:  Mandala LXXI. 2021. Custom framed:  14 3/4" x 14 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  A gold disc from a trophy; a silver disc from some unknown object; hot hair curler clips; New Castle Brown Ale beer bottle caps; garter hooks; screw eyes; white plastic rings; red and yellow plastic cowboy and Indian toys; and buttons. 

Available. $200 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/two-more-single-block-found-object.html
 

Mandala LXX

Above:  Mandala LXX. 2021 Custom framed:  14 3/8" x 14 3/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: a metal gym whistle; screw eyes; casino chips; sewing machine bobbins; garter hooks; two bracelets; and buttons. 

Available. $200 plus sales tax and shipping from Main & Maxwell in Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/three-new-pieces.html
 

Mandala LXIX

Above:  Mandala LXIX. 2021. Custom framed as a diamond: 23 3/4" x 23 3/4"; as a square: 16 3/4" x 16 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: a collection of plastic toy animals; four butterfly votive candle holders; garter hooks; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; sewing machine bobbins; a blue plastic canning ring; a gold disc from a sports trophy; four gold beads; and buttons. 

Available. $250 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/three-new-pieces.html

Mandala LXIII

Above:  Mandala LXIII. 2021. Custom framed: 15 5/8" x 15 5/8". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  Stork scissors; keys; dominoes; loose leaf paper rings; three plastic sifter lids; eight, vintage canape cutters; eight one penny UK coins; gold beads; dairy pull tabs; Arizona craft beer caps; and buttons.

Available. $250 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/2021/06/several-more-found-object-mandalas.html?m=0
 

Mandala LXII

Above:  Mandala LXII.  2021. Custom framed: 13 3/4" x 13 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  Speaking cap of a rotary dial telephone receiver; screw eyes; hair permanent curling rods; bright pink Spoolie hair curlers; plastic sifting caps; sewing machine bobbins; Dogfish Head beer bottle caps; buttons.

Available. $175 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/several-more-found-object-mandalas.html?m=0
 

Mandala LXI

Above:  Mandala LXI.  2021. Custom framed as a square: 16 1/2" x 16 1/2"; as a diamond: 23 1/2" x 23 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: a faucet valve knob; four, red toy motorcycles; four blue hair curlers; screw eyes; New Castle Brown Ale beer caps; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; loose leaf paper rings; owl-eye paper clips; orange insulin needle caps; and buttons. 

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/several-more-found-object-mandalas.html?m=0

Mandala LX

Above: Mandala LX. 2021. Custom framed as a square: 25 1/4" x 25 1/4"; as a diamond: 35 3/4" x 35 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: a ceramic dish; souvenir spoons; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; washers; four letter openers; plastic protective corners for a beveled mirror; decorative wire embellishments; buttons; Blue Moon bottle caps; corn cob holders; garter hooks; brass screw eyes; dairy pull tabs; jingle bells; and toy NASA space shuttles. 

Available. $450 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/several-more-found-object-mandalas.html?m=0

Mandala LIX

Above:  Mandala LIX. 2021. Custom framed: 15 1/2" x 15 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a made-in-Japan decorative ceramic dish; keys; beer caps; clock gears; external tooth lock washers; sewing machine bobbins; four, gold shank buttons; flat buttons; pink hair curler pins; and four bright pink, plastic, fold-over plastic hair curlers.

Available. $250 plus SC sales tax and shipping. This piece is currently available at the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville. (828) 214-7768.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/mandala-lix.html?m=0
 

Mandala LVIII

Above:  Mandala LVIII. Framed: 28 3/4" x 28 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage bow-tie quilt. Found objects include:  Half of an ambrotype, hinged case with an embossed copper spandrel; a tintype (not original to the hinged case); clock gears; slides in paper mounts; 2" cotter pins; external tooth lock washers; gold beads; buttons; antique vials of photographic paint; one and two penny English coins; brass screw eyes; paper fasteners; rivets; bobbins; and grey hair curlers.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/06/mandala-lviii.html?m=0
 

Mandala LVII

Above:  Mandala LVII.  Framed: 20" x 20". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an old, bow-tie quilt. Found objects include a Viewmaster disk; keys; buttons; white, plastic rings; heart shaped pins; and African vinyl record beads.

Available. $250 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/05/mandala-lvi-and-lvii.html?m=0
 

Mandala LVI

Above:  Mandala LVI. 2021. Custom framed: 40" x 40" as a diamond; 28 1/4" x 28 1/4" as a square.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an old, bow-tie quilt. Found objects include: Pewter animals with musical instruments; beer caps; blue plastic toy gears; metal picture frame hangers; external tooth lock washers; white plastic bottle caps, buttons; insulin needle caps; keys; a snowflake shaped ornament; and long needle-like parts of a prostate radioactive seed implant device.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/05/mandala-lvi-and-lvii.html?m=0
 

Mandala LV

Above: Mandala LV. 2021. Custom framed: 14 3/4" x 14 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: embroidery scissors; wooden clothespins; crystal chandelier prisms; metal garment closure hooks; vintage capacitors; clock gears; paper fasteners; brass screw eyes; beer caps; brass jingle bells; buttons; and four, plastic protective corners for mirrors. 

Available. $250 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/2021/05/the-mandala-series-is-going-to.html?m=0

Mandala LIV

Above:  Mandala LIV. 2021. Custom framed as a diamond: 21 3/4" x 21 3/4"; as a square: 15 1/2" x 15 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a vintage quilt block. Found objects include: a metal sugar shaker top; corn-on-the-cob holders; New Castle beer caps; glass chandelier prisms; white dairy pull-tabs; brass jingle bells; needle threaders; brass screw eyes; keys; four, plastic gears from a child's toy set; buttons; a plastic bracelet; and safety pins.

Available. $250 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/2021/05/the-mandala-series-is-going-to.html?m=0

Mandala LIII

Above:  Mandala LIII. 2021. Custom framed as a diamond: 36 1/4" x 36 1/4"; as a square: 25 3/4" x 25 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects included: a yellow, plastic lemon juicer; plastic salt shaker tops; shower curtain hooks; orange hair curlers; keys; cabinet fasteners; bread closures; brass screw eyes; galvanized washers; white, plastic bottle caps; insulin syringes; buttons; and hearing aid batteries still in their packaging.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-mandala-series-is-going-to.html?m=0
 

Mandala LII

Above:  Mandala LII. 2021. Custom framed as a diamond: 15 1/2" x 15 1/2"; as a square: 11 3/4" x 11 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: spark plugs; white, plastic bottle lids; syringe caps; copper pieces from some random device; four, gold discs from disassembled trophies; some sort of circular gear in the center; and buttons.

Available. $185 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-mandala-series-is-going-to.html?m=0

Mandalas L and LI

Above:  Mandala L. 2021. Custom framed: 23" x 23" on point; 16 1/2" x 16 1/2" as a square.  Found objects hand-stitched to a vintage quilt block. Found objects include: pet tags; belt and overall buckles; copper washers; decorative wire squares; Starbucks coffee stoppers; old keys; toy truck tires; screw eyes; buttons; bolts; an antique gold drawer pull back plate; and some sort of metal circle that might be plumbing hardware.

In a private collection.

Above:  Mandala LI.  2021. Custom framed: 23" x 23" on point; 16 1/2" x 16 1/2" as a square.  Found objects hand-stitched to a vintage quilt block. Found objects include: pet tags; buckles; Cosby whiskey stirrers; gold discs from recently dismantled trophies; plastic eyelashes; keys; shower curtain rings; metal picture frame hangers; earring parts shaped like a ships' helms; washers; an ornate pin; and a metal circle that looks like it might have been part of a camera lens.

Available. $250 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/2021/05/mandala-l-and-li-as-in-roman-numerals.html?m=0

Mandala XLIX or The Trophy Mandala

Above:  Mandala XLIX, The Trophy Mandala.  Framed:  37 1/2" x 37 1/2" on point; 26 1/2"  26 1/2" as a square.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an old bow tie quilt.  Found objects include: shiny gold plastic trophies and discs from their stands, a baking cooling rack, screw eyes, buttons, salt shaker tops, plastic water bottle lids, and long needle-like parts of a prostate radioactive seed implant device.

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/2021/05/mandala-xlix-trophy-mandala.html?m=0

Mandala XLVIII

Above:  Mandala XLVIII. 2021. Custom framed: 25 1/2" x 25 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A rotary telephone dial and four gongs; glass chandelier prisms; keys; buckles; vintage stitch pattern knobs; salt & pepper shaker tops; buttons; red Corby's whiskey, parrot-topped cocktail swizzles; metal picture frame hangers; white, plastic bottle caps; loose leaf paper rings; and long needle-like parts of a prostate radioactive seed implant device.

In a private collection.

This piece was included in the 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial, November 18 - December 23, 2021.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/04/mandala-xlvi.html?m=0

Mandala XLVII

Above:  Mandala XLVII. 2021. Custom framed: 16" x 16".  Found objects hand stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  a clock face; colorful numbers from a child's game; four springs from a cuckoo clock; four toy truck wheels; buttons; plastic eyelashes; and four, gold colored metal circles that were bases for beaded earrings.

Available. $225 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/04/mandala-xlv_22.html?m=0

Mandala XLVI or The Spark Plug Mandala

Above:  Mandala XLVI. 2021. The Spark Plug Mandala. Custom framed as a diamond: 23" x 23"; hung as a square: 16 1/2" x 16 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: spark plugs; a clock face; four, blue plastic bottle caps; zipper pulls; brass hinges; vintage cocktail forks; four, silver square-beads that were once part of a bracelet; a metal circle with six holes; and lots of buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/04/spark-plug-mandala.html?m=0

Mandala XLV

Above:  Mandala XLV. 2021. Custom framed as a diamond: 36 1/4" x 36 1/4"; framed as a square: 25 3/4" x 25 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: spark plugs, plastic novelty eye glass frames, six-inch wooden rulers, vintage stitch pattern needle knobs, old keys, metal picture framing hangers, drapery hooks, buttons, paper clips, sewing machine bobbins, gold metal circles with holes (function unknown), and a fly wheel. 

Available. $450 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/04/mandala-xlv.html?m=0

Mandala XLIV

 

Above:  Mandala XLIV. 2021. Custom framed: 46 1/2" x 46 1/2" when hung as a diamond; 33 3/4" x 33 3/4" when hung as a square.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: the metal part of a vintage glass trivet; keys, buttons, caps for syringes; shower curtain hangers; hinges; red milk bottle caps; blue water bottle caps; galvanized washers; external tooth locker washers; paper fasteners; white plastic rings; clear plastic bracelets, and red Corby's whiskey, parrot-topped cocktail swizzles.

 

In a private collection.

 

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/03/mandala-xliv.html?m=0

Mandala XLIII

Above:  Mandala XLIII. 2021. Custom framed on point: 46" x 46"; as a square: 32 3/4" x 32 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: Clock gears and spiral springs, keys, brass hinges, Swarovski chandelier prisms, bangle bracelets, metal picture frame hangers; Tinker toy wooden spools, paper fasteners, druid-like game pieces, white plastic bottle caps, wooden clothespins, and lots of buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/03/mandala-xliii.html?m=0

Mandala XLI

 

Above:  Mandala XLI. 2021. Custom framed: 24" x 24". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique quilt.  Found objects include: a clock face, rivets, antique dominoes, clock gears, washers, paper fasteners, keys, buttons, decorative wire spirals, zodiac symbols clipped from a metal belt, safety pins, and game pieces shaped like medieval druids. 

 

In a private collection.

 

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/03/mandala-xli.html?m=0

Mandala XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XL

Above:  Mandala XXXIV. 2021. Custom framed: 13" x 13". Found objects hand stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: sewing machine bobbins, toy truck wheels, safety pins, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, metal picture frame hangers, two red pull tabs, a pair of small scissors, buttons, and three rabies vaccination tags for pet cats. 

In a private collection.  Scroll down for available works.

For more information and additional images for any mandala in this blog post, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/03/six-small-mandalas-and-big-box-of.html

Above:  Mandala XXXV. 2021. Custom framed 13" x 13". Found objects hand stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: a bracelet, clock gears, external tooth washers, red syringe caps, keys, drapery hooks, buttons, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, zipper pulls, and a pair of Central or South American cloth figures. 

In a private collection.

 

Above:  Mandala XXXVI.  2021. Custom framed: 13" x 13".  Found objects hand stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: red plastic bottle caps, orange syringe caps, beer caps, external tooth washers, keys, buttons, square cut nails, and the lid to a replacement typewriter ribbon.  

In a private collection.

 

Above:  Mandala XXXVII. 2021. Custom framed:  13" x 13".  Found objects hand stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  a bracelet, champagne muselets, keys, buttons, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, decorative bead patches for Indian saris, wire scrapbooking spirals, and a pair of Central or South American cloth figures.  

 

In a private collection.

Above:  Mandala XXXVIII. 2021. Custom framed: 13" x 13". Found objects hand stitched to a block from a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: a spiral clock spring, blue plastic bottle caps, metal washers, buttons, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, clock gears, screw eyes, antique pen nibs, plastic pull tabs, and red syringe caps.  

Available. $185 plus sales tax and shipping.

 

Above:  Mandala XL. 2021. Custom framed: 13" x 13".  Found objects hand stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  keys, felt covered piano hammers, scissors, garter hooks, a clock gear, and buttons.  

In a private collection.

Mandala XXXIII

Above:  Mandala XXXIII. 2021. Custom framed: 32 1/2" x 32 1/2".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a clock gear, brass house numbers, scissors, dominoes, sword-shaped cocktail skewers, buttons, four salad forks, keys, paper fasteners, bottle caps, washers, shoe buckles, and vintage garter hooks.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/03/mandala-xxxiii.html

 
 

Mandala XXXII

Above:  Mandala XXII. 2021. Custom framed: 32 1/2" x 32 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a tattered quilt.  Found objects include:  half of a film reel; keys; blue and red, plastic bottle caps; assorted beer caps; vintage Bombay plastic cocktail forks; hinges; metal frame hangers; Tinker Toy wooden spools; buttons; puzzle pieces; champagne muslet caps; Starbucks coffee stoppers; owl-eyed paper clips; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; drapery hangers; soft, white, rubbery things that were the two halves of a medical device that holds a long needle for prostate radioactive seed implants; and rabies vaccination tags for our cats ... past and present.

In a private collection.

For more information at additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/02/mandala-xxxii.html

Mandala XXXI or "The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandala"

 

Above:  Mandala XXXI. 2021. Custom framed: 46" x 46" when hung as a diamond; 32 1/2" x 32 1/2" when hung as a square.  Found objects hand stitched to a section of vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  Medical syringes, their plastic protective covers, and some other plastic part labeled "sterile"; cloth female and male figures; clock gears and spiral spring, buttons, and four red plastic lids.

 

In a private collection.

 

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/02/mandala-xxxi.html

Mandala XXX or "Mum's the Word"

Above:  Mandala XXX. 2020. Custom framed: 13" x 13".  Found objects hand-stitched on a quilt block. Found objects include: the lid from a vintage container of Mum's deodorant, yellow Tinker toy connectors, aluminum can pulls, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, white plastic dairy container pulls, copper rivets, buttons, beads, clock gears, decorative wire squares, and champagne muselet caps.

Available. $185 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Please contact Susan at susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/02/mums-word-and-high-noon.html

Mandala XXIX or "Mandala Spinning Out of Control"

Above:  Mandala XXIX. 2021. Custom framed: 30" x 30".  Assorted found objects and buttons stitched to a background of patched-together pieces of a vintage pink-and-brown quilt.  The found objects  include:  wooden parts of a piano, pinking scissors, clock gears, a cello peg, tatting shuttles, miniature locks, assorted sewing machine feet, a typewriter erasure, a pewter soldier, buckles, costume jewelry, keys, a Squirt bottle cap, the last brass lighting fixture, large wire paper clips, zipper pulls, a reading award, drapery hooks, aluminum can pull tabs, champagne muselet caps, hinges, and some things for which I have no names.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/02/mandala-xxix.html

 

Mandala XXVIII

Above:  Mandala XXVIII.  2021. Custom framed: 24 1/2" x 24 1/2".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of an old quilt. Found objects include:  rotary telephone dial, metal picture frame hangers, buttons, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, keys, dominoes, paper fasteners, four pieces of glass from two vintage lamps, needle threaders, and metal jump rings.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/01/mandala-xxviii.html
 

Mandala XXVII

 

Above:  Mandala XXVII. 2021. Custom framed. 24" x 24". Found objects hand stitched to a section of an old pink-and-brown quilt. Objects include:  An antique mechanical compass, a clock gear, laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands, buttons, metal picture framing hanging devices, paper fasteners, brass lamp fixtures, keys, and owl-eyed vintage paper clips.

 

In a private collection.

 

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/01/mandala-xxvii.html

Mandalas XXV and XXVI

 

Above:  Mandala XXV. 2021. Custom framed. Artwork: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"; framed and hung as a diamond: 20 1/4" x 20 1/4"; hung as a square: 14 3/8" x 14 3/8". Found objects stitched to a single, vintage quilt block. Objects include sewing machine bobbins, dominoes, keys, a clock gear, buttons, and hinges.  

In a private collection.

 

Above: Mandala XXVI. 2021. Custom framed. Artwork: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"; framed and hung as a diamond: 20 1/4" x 20 1/4"; hung as a square: 14 3/8" x 14 3/8". Found objects hand-stitched to a single, vintage quilt block. Objects include a clock spring, keys, buttons, and zipper pulls, and dairy pull tabs.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images of either mandala, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/01/mandala-xxiv-xxv-and-xxvi.html

Mandala XXIV

Above: Mandala XXIV. 2021. Custom framed and hung as a diamond: 47 1/2" x 47 1/2"; as a square: 33 1/2" x 33 1/2". Found objects hand stitched to a corner of an old quilt. Objects include: Glass flower frog, aluminum cookie cutters, rivets, buttons, metal frame hanging devices, keys, clock gears, paper fasteners, a set of eight vintage cheese knives, a set of eight vintage metal coasters, red Tinkertoy sticks, vintage cocktail food picks, bread bag closures, and clip-on earring findings.

Available. $700 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Please contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2021/01/mandala-xxiv-xxv-and-xxvi.html

 

Mandala XXIII

Above: Mandala XXIII. 2020. Custom framed: 47 1/2" x 47 1/2" as a diagonal; 34" x 34" as a square. Antique brown-and-pink quilt section on which found objects have been stitched. Found objects include: white tiled dominoes; plastic spoons; Coke bottle caps; clock gears, parts, and a spring; crocheted pieces; buttons; loose leaf ring and flat paper binder; binder clips ; Mahjong tiles; owl-eyed vintage paper clips; white plastic rings; fountain pen nibs; keys; zipper pulls; Tinker toy wooden connectors; and brass hinges.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2020/12/mandala-xxiii.html

 

Mandala XXII

Above:  Mandala XXII. 2020. Custom framed: 42" x 42" as a diamond; 30" x 30" as a square.  Found objects stitched to a section of a vintage Grandmother's Flower Basket quilt.  Found objects include: keys, clock gears, zipper pulls, clothespins, paper clips, metal washers, loose leaf binder rings and flat paper binders, film reel, chop sticks, buttons, beer caps, and wooden Mahjong tiles.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2020/12/mandala-xxii.html