Viva La France Gothic Arch

I'm still not completely unpacked from my recent trip to Hampton, Virginia for the Art & Soul retreat but that's OK because I'm still having fun using all the materials I brought with me and playing around with all the new techniques I learned.  I've just been working straight out of my suitcases.  Today I made this for the current challenge over at Gothic Arches.  The french theme was selected by Frieda Oxenham.  I checked out her blog and was completely amazed by this quilt artist and her beautiful creations.

Thinking about France takes my mind directly to Paris and the Eiffel Tower.  That got me to thinking about making an arch constructed of wire. I was completely inspired by two of the classes I took at A&S and so I used the wire structure technique I learned from Susan Lenart-Kazmer, (an amazing jewelry and mixed-media artist), along with the fabric paper technique I learned from Beryl Taylor, (who is my absolute favorite mixed-media artist).  I learned SO much from these classes and now my head is spinning with ideas. 

   

Can you spot the vintage glimmers in this arch?  Of course there's some old yellowed lace that I can't ever pass up.  Anytime I come across a spool or a little bobbin in a flea market or antique store it just magically attaches to me somehow.  There's also some scraps of a vintage ledger, a French dictionary page, an old French newspaper and handwritten sheet music. 

Comments

[Tami Roth]

Holy moly, your arch is amazing!!! I absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing, hugs,
Tami R.

[Kim]

Beautiful, Lisa, just beautiful! I'm not surprised, though, because you make everything you touch beautiful. I like the new home, too.

[Mary-Beth]

This is a gorgeous arch! Just amazing.

[Betty]

I love this arch! Love the technique...I would like to try to create a wire arch too...