Mandala CCLIII

Mandala CCLIII.  2025. Custom framed: 21" x 21". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique quilt. Objects include:  A star-shaped muffin tin; green coffee K-pods; red and green plastic lids; hand-carved wooden mules; assorted buttons and beads.

Available. $450.  For purchasing, please contact the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, NC at (828 253-7651

For more information, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/09/mandala-ccliii.html
 

 

Mandala CCLII

Mandala CCLII. 2025. Custom framed: 20 1/2" x 20 1/2".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A glass floral frog; six Go Gater game discs; palm tree drink stirrers; blue plastic tops from a beer yoke; squirt guns; laminated grocery store stamps; insulin needle caps; antique electrical capacitors; wooden blocks (cut in half); white and purple Monopoly hotels; green, plastic game eagles; jingle bells; 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/2025/09/mandala-cclii_0380418562.html

 

Mandala CCLI

Mandala CCLI.  2025. Custom framed: 27" x 27".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of an antique Dresden plate quilt. Objects include:  A red 45 record on which is stitched a straw trivet; gold belt buckles; drawer pull plates; vintage blocks (cut in half); drawer handles; telephone plugs; corn cob holders; electric meter tags; green game pieces; parts of a computer; toddler snack tops; miniature keys; Monopoly red hotels; small Chinese discs; Gogglie eyes; blue and red plastic lids; assorted buttons and beads. 

Available for $650 plus sales tax and shipping at Chaos Contemporary Craft Gallery in downtown, Columbus, Ohio. (614) 285-7629.

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/09/mandala-ccli.html

 

Mandala CCL

Mandala CCL. 2025. Custom framed:  21" x 21".  Found objects hand-stitched to a patchwork of scraps from a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A metal bakery mold; hand-carved, wooden mules; five, green coffee K-pods; green and red plastic lids; and assorted buttons.

In a private collection. 

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/09/mandala-ccl.html

Mandala CCXLIX

Mandala CCXLIX. 2025. Custom framed: 23" x 23".  Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  Part of a lamp; Coke lids; hole punches; a folding ruler; four, small spreading knives; tops of French thread spools; View Master reels; dice; telephone plugs; pawns from a red set of chessmen; red checkers; decorative pieces of brass; assorted beads and buttons.

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

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/09/mandala-ccxlix.html

 

Mandala CCXLVIII

 

Mandala CCXLVIII. 2025. Custom framed: 16" x 16".  Found objects hand-stitched to an antique crazy quilt block.  Objects include: A ceramic dish; heart-shaped rabies pet tags; small bells; clothespins; toddler snack tops; laminated Palmetto State cigar bands; kitchen drain strainers; miniature crochet doilies marketed for scrap-booking; assorted beads and buttons.

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

For more information and additional images: https://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/09/mandala-cclii.html

 

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

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

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

 

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

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.

In a private collection.

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

 

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 sales tax and shipping from Chaos Contemporary Craft Gallery in Columbus, Ohio (614) 285-7629‬

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

 

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

 

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

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

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.

In a private collection.

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

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

 

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.

Sold on "Diamond Day" during the 2025 SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) annual charity fund raising auction.

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

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

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/05/mandala-ccxxxi_22.html

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
 

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

 

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.

In a private collection.

For more information and additional images, please visit: http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2025/04/mandala-ccxxix.html

 

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

 

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.

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

 

 

 

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.

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

 

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. 

In a private collection.

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.

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

 

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.

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

 

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.

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

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.

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

 

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

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

 

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.

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