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.

In a private collection.

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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. Please contact Susan at susan@susanlenz.com or call (803) 254-0842.

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