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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.

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Mandala CCXXVII

Mandala CCXXVII.  2025. Custom framed:  23 1/2" x 23 1/2".  Fur coat hooks-and-eyes, a black curtain ring, and assorted buttons hand stitched to a section of an antique quilt.

Available. $500 plus SC sales tax and shipping. Contact susan@susanlenz.com or (803) 254-0842.

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Mandala CCXXVI

Mandala CCXXVI. Custom framed:  27 3/4" x 27 3/4". Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Part of a Grove Park Inn souvenir stitched to the lid of a bird bark container on a decorative plate; plastic sewing thread spools; decorative plastic pears; beer bottle caps; Masonic medallions; brioche molds; child's scissors; blue casino chips; yellow poker chips; a 60" measuring stick cut into four sections; assorted crochet hooks; buttons and beads.

Available. $650.  For purchasing, please contact the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC at (828 253-7651.

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Mandala CCXXV

Mandala CCXXV.  2025. Custom framed: 22 1/4" x 22 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include:  A porcelain souvenir featuring the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC; a silver trivet; Topo Chico bottle caps; dominoes; honey tasters; pet rabies tags; cheese servers; red Monopoly hotels; emery-filled sewing strawberries; four wavy hair clips; thimbles; Scrabble tiles; and assorted buttons and beads. 

Available. $450. For purchasing, please contact the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC at (828) 214-7768.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/02/mandala-ccxxv.html

 

Mandala CCXXIV

Mandala CCXXIV. 2025. Custom framed:  18 1/2" x 18 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to the back of an antique quilt.  Objects include:  An Empire State Building souvenir/coaster stitched to a decorative ceramic dish; plastic thread spools; copper-colored beverage can tabs; model train signs; doll clothes hangers; yellow Monopoly hotels; plastic Irish/shamrock tokens on top of natural wooden poker chips; four, white plastic toy monuments; antique capacitors; assorted buttons and beads.

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

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Mandala CCXXIII

Mandala CCXXIII. Custom framed:  12 3/4" x 12 3/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a scrap of an antique coverlet.  Objects include:  A cheap, plastic belt buckle designed to resemble a silver dollar; expired pet rabies tags; model train women and men; keys; and assorted buttons and beads.

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

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Mandala CCXXII

Mandala CCXXII.  2025. Custom framed: 41" x 41".  Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Twelve, bright orange squeaky crab toys; half of a birch bark container on which a metal medallion is stitched; a porcelain plate; brass hinges; orange and blue plastic lids; Tinker Toy connectors; honey tasters; textile loom perns/spindles; blue casino chips; antique Hill Toy yogurt lids; four (upside down) deco ashtrays; red Monopoly hotels; blue Mardi Gras doubloons; expired medical devices in clear/blue plastic containers; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/02/mandala-ccxxii.html

 

 

Mandala CCXXI

Mandala CCXXI. 2025. Custom framed: 27" x 27".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Most of these objects were collected by the client.  Objects include:  A child's device to learn to tell time; round, wooden numbers from 1 to 36; short, colored pencils; cookie cutters; dominoes; toy whistles; letters A to H; miniature pinball toys; rubber stamps; toy car wheels; Mallo Cup tokens; owl-eyed paper clips; game pieces; wheat pennies; 12" rulers; keys; tiny, toy airplanes; assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

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Mandala CCXXI

(Above:  Mandala CCXX.  Custom framed:  16" x 16".  Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A brioche mold on a decorate china dish with an antique button; green and purple toddle snack lids; rabies tags; blue toy men on horses; brass screw eyes; pull tabs from cans; four fabric swimming men; assorted beads and buttons.)

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

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Mandala CCXIX

Mandala CCXIX. 2025. Custom framed:  27 3/8" x 27 3/8".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A decorative plate onto which a muffin tin and gold button are stitched; out-of-date rabies pet tags; golf tees; metal washers; beer caps; eight, model train cars; aluminum coasters on which coffee K-pods are stitched; toy car wheels; wooden blocks; thread spools on which anonymous photos are collaged; folding travel scissors; vintage fabric yoyos; pale orange Gatorade lids; large blue plastic lids on which are stitched circles of crochet with vintage poker chips; and assorted buttons and beads.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/01/mandala-ccxix.html

 

Mandala CCXVIII

Mandala CCXVIII. 2025. Custom framed:  33 1/4" x 33 1/4".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Objects include: A metal clock face; black curtain hangers; a trivet; a biscuit cutter; red, plastic lids; buttons and beads; and all eighty-eight keys from my former piano in their correct order.

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

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Mandala CXVII

Mandala CCXVII.  2025. Custom framed:  20 1/4" x 20 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of vintage curtains layered on felt and linen.  Objects include: A star-shaped cookie cutter; lids from toddler food pouches; caps from small bottles of pinot grigio Barefoot wine; blue, daisy-shaped and red, heart-shaped, out-of-date rabies pet tags; pale orange Gatorade lids; round, unmarked vintage poker chips; black, plastic devices of unknown function; and assorted buttons and beads.

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

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