Mandala CXLIX

Mandala CXLIX. Custom framed: 34 1/4" x 34 1/4" when hung as a square; 48 1/4" x 48 1/4" when hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand stitched to a section of an antique quilt. Found objects include: A copper brioche mold; a decorative gold metal ring that was once glued to a glass dish; 45 record adapters; yellow and blue landline telephone connectors; Barbie doll clothes hangers; electrical outlet protectors; beer bottle lids; badminton shuttlecocks; dominoes; empty gold, plastic thread spools; doll hands; toy taxi cabs; a circle of Bayberry train tracks; black, infant clothes hangers; keys; McCormick spice shaker lids; gold plastic cafe curtain rings; gold forks; blue, plastic bottle lids; wooden clothespins; and assorted buttons.

In the collection of Boston Children's Hospital.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/12/mandala-cxlix.html
 

Mandala CXLVIII

Mandala CXLVIII.  2022. Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: A St. Louis Zoo souvenir plate; costume jewelry; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; corner brackets for a screen window; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.
 

Mandala CXLVII

Mandala CXLVII. 2022.  Custom framed: 30 1/2" x 30 1/2" when hung as a square; 43 1/4" x 43 1/4" when hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand-stitching to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: A full deck of laminated playing cards; red checkers; a burgundy coffee K-pod; a gold metal ring that was once the decorative rim of a small dish; grey perm hair rollers; blue and red and white casino chips; dominoes; four gingerbread men cookie cutters; eight, brass touchless door openers; four plastic beverage lids with red dice; eight, butterfly-shaped pieces of thin wood; buttons and beads.

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

Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/12/mandala-cxlvii-and-other-news.html

Mandala CXLVI

Mandala CXLVI.  2022. Custom framed: 32" x 32".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A copper pastry mold on a silver trivet; blue perm curlers; gold spoons; brass grommets floral wedding cake leaves; red adapters of 45 records; wooden blocks cut into half; blue, silver, purple, and orange plastic bottle lids; keys; copper hinges; silver brioche molds; odd 3D vintage gold metal embellishments that were labeled "buttons" but aren't buttons; two sets of metal numbers from 10 - 49; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/11/last-two-found-object-mandalas-before.html

 

Mandala CXLV

Mandala CXLV.  2022. Custom framed:  24 1/2" x 24 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  The face of an egg timer; a set of souvenir spoons; watches; green casino chips; eyeglass frames; plastic bottle lids; lime green and copper can pull tabs; hair clips; golf tees; external tooth lock washers; and buttons.

Available. $700 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/2022/11/last-two-found-object-mandalas-before.html

 

Mandala CXLIV

 

Mandala CXLIV.  Custom framed: 28 3/4" x 28 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A rotary telephone dial; cookie cutters; doll clothes hangers; keys; bottle caps; paper sewing machine bobbins; lavender insulin syringe caps; checkers; long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; red, adapters for 45 records to be played on a stereo; buttons and beads.

Available at the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC. $550.00. (828) 253-7651

Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/10/mandala-cxliv.html

Mandala CXLIII

Mandala CXLIII.  2022. Custom framed: 29 5/8" x 29 5/8" when hung as a square and 42" x 42" when hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an old, tattered quilt. Found objects include:  A decorate metal ring that was glued to a cheap glass container; four, brass discs that were part of a trophy; clock face and gear shaped buttons; four, brass knob plates; orange insulin syringe caps; ViewMaster reels; assorted, red bottle caps; eight hors d'oeuvres forks; 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/2022/10/mandala-cxli-and-cxliii.html

 

Mandala CXLII

Mandala CXLII. 2022. Custom framed: 37 1/4" x 37 1/4" when hung as a square and 53" x 53" when hung as a diamond.  Found Objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  A clock spring; wedding cake leaf decorations; PEZ dispensers; coffee K-pods; gold salad forks; assorted hair curlers; doll hands; copper colored can tabs; vintage coffee klatch coasters; heart shaped buttons; red, plastic peanut butter lids with orange plastic circles cut from a six-pack beer yoke and Snapple beverage lids; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/10/mandala-cxlii.html

 

Mandala CXLI

Mandala CXLI. 2022. Custom framed: 21" x 21".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of an old, tattered quilt.  Found objects include:  A hand mirror; four, brass door knob plates; Lincoln Logs; red checkers; loose paper binder rings; copper pipe straps; blue plastic lids; clock gear shaped buttons; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/10/mandala-cxli-and-cxliii.html

 

Mandala CXL

Mandala CXL. 2022. Custom framed: 18 1/2" x 18 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include:  a glass circle from an old lamp; five shoe horns; five metal "speed" plates; Lincoln logs; red, plastic lids with external tooth lock washers; hair clips; heart shaped and round buttons; beads.

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/2022/10/mandala-cxxxviii-and-cxl.html

Mandala CXXXVIII

Mandala CXXXVIII. 2022. Custom framed: 24" x 24". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: A glass floral frog, wooden clothespins; four silver napkin rings; eight drawer pulls; four Tinker Toy connectors; hard cider bottle caps; four metal plates that read "Fill Every Day"; and assorted buttons.

In a private collection.

Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/10/mandala-cxxxviii-and-cxl.html

 

Mandala CXXXIX

Mandala CXXXIX. 2022. Custom framed: 18 1/2" x 18 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  An entire, plastic chess set; white, plastic water bottle lids; blue casino chips; loose leaf paper rings; silver grommets; vintage lid for English made Propert's Leather Saddle Soap; pieces of lace; 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, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/10/mandala-cxxxix.html

 

Mandala CXXXVII

(Above:  Mandala CXXXVII.  22 1/4" x 22 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a trivet; white, green, and orange plastic lids; chandelier prisms; two different sets of corn cob holders; clothespins; extra large, red checkers; shower curtain hangers; four, plastic dragonflies; four Calypso beverage lids; and assorted buttons. Click on any image to enlarge.)

Available at the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC. $350 plus shipping. Contact the knowledgeable staff at (828) 253-7651.

Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/10/mandala-cxxxvii.html

Mandala CXXXVI

Mandala CXXXVI. 2022. Custom framed: 34 1/2" x 34 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a tamborine; a round, white pin holder with pins; eight, small Lincoln logs; wavy hair curlers; blue tri-way combs; aluminum pastry molds; four number three house numbers; regular sized red and black checkers; four, very large red checkers on which blue plastic lids and beer caps are stitched; eight, Hi-Ro game pieces (think Dominoes on black, wooden hexagonal shaped pieces of wood); long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; eight, brass door knob plates; bread bag closure tabs; 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/2022/10/mandala-cxxxvi.html

 

Mandala CXXXV

Mandala CXXXV. Custom framed:  13 1/2" x 13 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: An old typewriter erasure; a round, white pin holder; a ViewMaster reel; red, metal pop tops; beer caps; four, green Tinker Toy connectors; keys; white and grey insulin lancets; four, white tape discs; and beads.

Available. $250 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/2022/09/mandala-cxxxiv-and-cxxxv.html

 

Mandala CXXXIV

Mandala CXXXIV. Custom framed. 13 1/2" x 13 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: Miniature bowling pins; half of a tea strainer inside a blue, plastic lid; rubbery, yellow Smiley faces; large, gold colored pop tops; screw eyes; four number three house numbers; jingle bells; four, gold colored plastic bottle caps; 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, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/09/mandala-cxxxiv-and-cxxxv.html

 

 

Mandala CXXXIII

Mandala CXXXIII. Custom framed: 28 3/4" x 28 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  The wheel from an antique Saxony flax spinning wheel; hand carved wooden mules; empty gold, plastic thread spools; Tinker toy connectors; copper jelly molds; metal drawer handles; twenty-four Hi-Ro game pieces (think Dominoes on black, wooden hexagonal shaped pieces of wood); buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/09/mandala-cxxxiii.html

 

Mandala CXXXII, the IT Mandala

Mandala CXXXII, the IT Mandala. Custom framed: 39 1/2" x 39 1/2". Found IT waste and some plastic bottle lids hand-stitched to a piece of second-hand, synthetic fabric.

Removed from inventory.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/08/mandala-cxxxii-it-mandala.html

 

Mandala CXXXI

Mandala CXXXI. Custom framed: 37 3/4" x 37 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a quarter of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: Two sets of miniature bowling pins; plastic doll hands; a white plastic cookie cutter in a red plastic lid with a smaller yellow lid; purple and gold coffee K-pods; fourteen hinges; old slides keys; twenty-eight touchless door openers; sixteen, black door stops; twelve bronze-colored shower curtain rings; fourteen external toothed lock washers; a set of metal taps from a pair of tap shoes; 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/2022/08/mandala-cxxxii.html

 

Mandala CXXX

Mandala CXXX. 2022. Custom framed: 28" x 28". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: an embossed metal circle; part of an poached egg pan; assorted, vintage cookie cutters; black and white dominoes; four combs; hinges; four View Master reels; eight, large red, wooden checkers; four, large white, wooden checkers; four, small, black, plastic checkers; and lots of buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/07/mandala-cxxx.html

 

Mandala CXXIX

Mandala CXXIX. 2022. Custom framed: 37 1/4" x 37 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  A stainless steel trivet; a coffee pot strainer; a coffee K-pod; six gold flatware forks; six brass discs from old trophies with red, wooden checker pieces; six, round, orange Tinker Toy connectors; twelve dull red, wooden hoops from a Caron game; glass chandelier prisms; six pairs of scissors; four Maxwell House coffee lids; twenty-eight doll hands; beer caps; eight wooden blocks [cut in half]; twenty-eight touchless door openers; four brioche molds with red, wooden checker pieces; six, antique tin type photos; forty long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/07/mandala-cxxix.html

 

 

Mandala CXXVIII

Mandala CXXVIII. 2022. Custom framed: 13 1/4" x 13 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: A spiral from inside an old clock; keys; gray, white, and tan plastic bottle caps; blue plastic insulin lancets; and buttons.

Available. $200 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/2022/06/mandala-cxxvi-cxxvii-and-cxxviii.html

 

Mandala CXXVII

Mandala CXXVII. 2022. Custom framed: 20" x 20" when hung as a square; 28" x 28" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique quilt. Found objects include: A glass part of a lamp stem under which is a small sieve; six, vintage ice cream treat/Popsicle refrigerator trays; six gold flatware spoons; eight touch-less door openers; vintage blue plastic numbers and cent signs; six, white dominoes; six brass circles salvaged from old trophies; six sewing machine bobbins; four, upside down, disposable ashtrays on which were stitched four, rusty stars; and buttons.

Available. $300 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/2022/06/mandala-cxxvi-cxxvii-and-cxxviii.html

 

Mandala CXXVI

 Mandala CXXVI.  2022. Custom framed: 17 1/2" x 17 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: A Maxwell House coffee lid; four, blue dyed wooden Tinker Toy connectors; all sixteen chess "black" side chess pieces (that are actually brown/wood); four old hole-punches; garter hooks; eight, touch-less door openers; eight, polished wheat pennies; four brioche molds holding red and blue plastic bottle caps and beads; and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/06/mandala-cxxvi-cxxvii-and-cxxviii.html

 

 

Mandala CXXIV

Mandala CXXIV. 2022. Custom framed: 30" x 30" when hung as a square; 43" x 43" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to the center of a vintage, applique quilt.  Found objects include:  a stainless trivet; a brioche mold; a red Tinker Toy connector; green, lilac, and red, plastic bottle caps; gold flatware; clamps for fluid/IV type bags; wavy hair curlers; jingle bells; four white-and-red toy wheels; white, leaf-shaped party favor containers; expired medical devices in clear/green plastic containers; four, gold shank buttons; assorted flat buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/04/mandala-cxxiv.html

 

Mandala CXXIII

Mandala CXXIII. 2022. Custom framed: 43 1/2" x 43 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage Drunkard's Path quilt. Found objects include:  a brass rooster trivet; a stainless trivet; plastic forks and spoons; a "Barrel of Monkeys"; carved, wooden mules/donkeys; silver brioche molds; violin-shaped, plastic Christmas ornaments; large, wooden dominoes; orange, plastic circles cut from a six-pack beer yokes; neon green, plastic lids; red Tinker Toy connectors; decorative, copper baking molds; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; assorted beer caps; felt hammers from an old, broken Steinway upright piano; keys; copper-colored, aluminum can tabs; Peet's and Starbucks single-serve coffee pods; brown rings of unknown function; and buttons.

Available. $1200 at the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/04/mandala-cxxiii.html

 

Mandala CXXII

Above:  Mandala CXXII. 2022. Custom framed: 18 3/4" x 18 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an old Drunkard's Path quilt.  Found objects include:  a woven trivet on which a Maxwell House coffee lid was placed; yellow Tinker Toy connectors; badminton birdies; silver brioche molds; pinch pleat curtain hooks; small, crochet doilies; plastic combs; and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxxi-and-cxxii.html

 

Mandala CXXI

Above: Mandala CXXI. 2022. Custom framed: 17 1/4" x 17 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: miniature teddy bears; lids from vintage cans of Hoppe's gun clean-up patches; old keys; brass grommets; eight, small cookie cutters; and a plastic centerpiece of unknown function.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxxi-and-cxxii.html

 

Mandala CXX

Mandala CXX.  2022. Custom framed:  27" x 27" when hung as a square; 38" x 38" as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  a unique Popsicle and wooden bead trivet from a friend's sister's 1970s summer camp experience; carved wooden donkeys/mules; plastic bottle caps; four stars removed from metal napkin rings; and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxx.html

 

Mandala CXIX

Mandala CXIX. 2022. 37 3/4" x 37 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a broken tambourine; a ceiling cover for a light; carved, wooden donkeys/mules; two types of coffee K-pods; four, bakelite purse handles; crochet doilies from an old tablecloth; round, brown circles of unknown function; four, chest latches; and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxix.html

 

Mandala CXVIII

Mandala CXVIII. 2022. 22" x 22". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a brass, snowflake shaped trivet; a small, silver brioche mold; six, decorative souvenir spoons from Germany; pin holders; yellow Tinker Toy connectors; an entire set of checkers (tan and brown); shower curtain hangers; paisley-shaped charms; four, brass hinges; beer caps; small, clear glass prisms; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxviii.html

 

Mandala CXVII

Mandala CXVII. 2022. 27" x 27". Found Objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique signature quilt. Found objects include: a decorative, blue-and-white china plate; brass hinges; sky blue and clear plastic napkin rings; brass grommets; silver broiche molds; metallic blue Christmas tree light reflectors; keys; jingle bells; blue Tinker Toy connectors; small, round glass prisms; long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; sewing machine bobbins with white thread; expired medical devices in clear/blue plastic containers; beads and 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/2022/03/mandala-cxvii.html

 

Mandala CXVI

Mandala CXVI. 2022. 39" x 39" as a square; 55 1/2" x 55 1/2" as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  Yellow, plastic, circular knitting loom; sixteen children's toothbrushes with turtle handles; eight draw knob plates; Heineken beer caps; twelve, bright reddish-orange, plastic crabs (that squeak!); yellow, purple, white, and blue plastic bottle caps; brackets for a screen door; hinge pin door stops; neon green cocktail stirrers; white, circular pin savers; orange, plastic circles cut from a six-pack beer yokes; blue casino chips; purple, three-sided hair combs/picks; green, metallic Christmas light reflectors; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxvi.html

 

Mandala CXV

Mandala CXV. 2022. Custom framed: 32" x 32". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique signature quilt.  Found objects include: An antique ambrotype in half of a decorative case; one dozen brass drawer knob plates; anonymous photos in twelve wine glass charms; eight anonymous photos on earring charms; four decorative outlet covers; a dozen clear, plastic napkin holders; six coffee K-pods; four wavy hair clips; four aluminum brioche molds; brass grommet rings; small, round, glass chandelier prisms; eight paisley shaped earring charms; four folding travel scissors; long needle-like parts of prostate radioactive seed implant devices; buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/03/mandala-cxv.html

Mandala CXIV

Mandala CXIV. 2022. Custom framed: 22 3/4" x 22 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Found objects include: A blue plastic lid inside an antique adding machine's ribbon case with a sewing machine bobbin under a glass section of a table lamp; six, black chess pawns; old Ram car keys; small, round, glass prisms from a chandelier; green, metal can pull tabs; blue, plastic water bottle lids; buttons; and green golf tees printed with the word Hawai'i.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit:  http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/02/mandala-cxiv.html

 

Mandala CXIII

Mandala CXIII. Custom framed. 30 1/2" x 30 1/2". Found objects hand stitched to a section of an old, signature quilt.  Found objects include: Brown combs; pre-wound, paper sewing machine bobbins with white thread; a door lock; a ring from a towel hanger; orange and tan, plastic lids and aqua-printed lids from Arizona tea bottles; brioche molds from Sweden; laminated Tampa Nugget cigar bands; white, plastic "S"-shaped cafe curtain hangers; brackets for screen doors; brass grommet washers; brass knobplates; and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/02/mandala-cxii-and-cxiii.html

 

Mandala CXII

Mandala CXII.  2022/ Custom framed. 17 1/4" x 17 1/4" when hung as a square; 24 1/2" x 24 1/2" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an old red-and-blue Dresden Plate quilt.  Found objects include: Lots of parts from a broken, antique adding machine; a glass lamp base; gold, plastic hangers for men's ties; keys; brass belt closures; four, plastic lids with thread labels and jingle bells; and buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/02/mandala-cxii-and-cxiii.html

 

Mandala CXI: The Steinway Keys Mandala

Found Object Mandala CXI, The Steinway Piano Keys.  2022. Hung as a square: 52 1/2" x 52 1/2"; hung as a diamond: 74 3/4" x 74 3/4".  All 88 piano keys from an old, broken, upright Steinway hand-stitched to a section of a vintage, hooked rug.

In the collection of Carolina Steinway.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/02/mandala-cxi-steinway-piano-key-mandala.html
 

Mandala CX

Mandala CX.  Custom picture framed: 12 1/2" x 12 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a copper brioche mold; felt piano hammers (non-Steinway!); grey hair curlers; four, green Christmas light bulbs; English coins; buttons and beads; and green felt circles (function unknown to me!) from the recently dismantled Steinway.

Available. $200 plus sales tax and shipping.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/02/two-more-found-object-mandalas.html

 

Mandala CIX

Mandala CIX. 2021. Custom picture framed: 17 3/4" x 17 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an old quilt. Found objects include: a vintage cherry candy tin lid; fleur di lis charms; miniature, black clothespins; four toy motorcycles; old keys; Italian beer bottle lids; beads and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/02/two-more-found-object-mandalas.html

 

Mandala CVIII

Mandala CVIII. 2022. Custom framed: 40" x 40" when hung as a square; 57" x 57" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an old quilt. Found objects include: a fly wheel; two sizes of coffee K-pods; wavy hair curlers; green, purple, and orange plastic lids; a ring of yarn samples from a closed shop once located in California; expired medical devices in clear/blue plastic containers; aluminum brioche molds; keys; twenty, green, toy tractors; tennis balls that were cut in half; brown, ice cream container lids; and buttons.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2022/01/mandala-cviii.html

 

Mandala CVII

Mandala CVII. 2022. Custom framed: 27 3/4" x 27 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage, signature quilt. Found objects include: a film reel on which a part of an old typewriter is screwed; diamond-shaped, aluminum brioche molds; orange, plastic circles cut from a six-pack beer yoke; red casino chips; Heineken beer bottle caps; green, white, and peach-colored, plastic bottle caps; wavy hair curlers; part of a ribbon award from the SC Commerce Department; brown rings of unknown function; Starbucks coffee stirrers; laminated Green Back grocery stamps; woven straw beads; and buttons.

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/2022/01/mandala-cvii.html

 

Mandala CVII

Mandala CVI. 2022. Custom framed: 22 1/2" x 22 1/2" when hung as a square; 31 3/4" x 31 3/4" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a large, vintage quilt block. Found objects include: Steinway piano parts; soups spoons; keys; coffee K-pods; a glass floral frog; four brown rings of unknown function; and buttons.

In the collection of Carolina Steinway.

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Mandala CVI

Mandala CV. 2022. Custom framed: 22" x 22" when hung as a square; 31 1/4" x 31 1/4" when hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand-stitched to a large, vintage quilt block. Found objects include: Steinway piano parts; decorative, brass plates for drawer pulls; keys; coffee K-pods; tan, plastic bottle caps; faux-coin bangles; a silver coaster; a gold Christmas light reflector; a black beer bottle cap; and buttons.

In the collection of Carolina Steinway.

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Mandala CIV

Mandala CIV. 2022. Custom framed: 15 1/2" x 15 1/2". Sentimental and found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt. Sentimental objects include: wrist and pocket watches, old keys, name plate, and AA recovery medallions. Found objects include: clock gears; four brown rings of unknown function; white bottle caps, and buttons.

This was a commissioned piece and is in a private collection.

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Mandala CIII

Mandala CIII. 2022. Custom framed: 13 3/4" x 13 3/4" when hung as a square; 19 1/2" x 19 1/2" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: A red jar lid with a "silver, spoked thing" of unknown function; a blue bottle lid; dairy pull tabs; large aluminum can pull tabs; two kinds of New Belgium beer bottle caps; small, decorative, black clothespins (intended to be used on a cheap bulletin board); beads and buttons.

In a private collection.

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Mandala CII

Mandala CII. 2022. Custom framed: 13" x 13". Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: The receiver end of an old rotary dial telephone; dairy pull tabs; dominoes; red plastic bottle caps and one red plastic jar lid; buttons and beads.

Available. $200 plus SC sales tax and shipping. This piece is currently available at Main & Maxwell in Greenwood, SC. (864) 223-6229.

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Mandala CI

Mandala CI. 2022. Custom framed: 13" x 13" when hung as a square; 18 1/4" x 18 1/4" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a block of an old quilt. Found objects include: A brass part of a table lamp; two different types of corn cob holders; shower curtain rings; yellow ducks from another set of shower curtain rings; felt covered piano hammers; brass screw eyes; four woven beads; four brown rings of unknown function; and buttons. 

In a private collection.

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Mandala C ... as in Roman numeral for 100 !

Mandala C ... as in Roman numeral 100 !  2022. Custom framed: 13 3/4" x 13 3/4" when hung as a square. 19 1/4" x 19 1/4" when hung as a diamond.  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:  A gold Christmas light reflector; seven, bronze colored Dogfish beer caps; tiny brass hinges taken from small corrugated gift boxes; old keys; binder rings; antique, bone underwear buttons; clear sewing bobbins wound with yellow thread; four, corrugated centers from other Christmas light reflectors; and assorted sewing buttons.

Available. $200 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.

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Mandala XCIX

Mandala XCIX. 2022. Custom framed: 18" x 18" when hung as a square; 25 1/2" x 25 1/2" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: an octagonal shaped cookie rosette; dairy pull-tabs; Christmas light reflectors; Bud Light beer caps; single serving coffee K-pods; gray hair curlers; red protective, plastic corners for beveled mirrors when being shipped to our frame shop; and buttons.

Donated to Carolina Recycling Association.

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