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jeudi 22 juin 2017

In Memoriam

Il y a quelques mois, on annonçait que le Titanic risquait de disparaître, rongé par une bactérie. Qu'en restera-t-il, sinon la mémoire de vies tragiquement fauchées, transmise à travers les générations...?
Some months ago, they announced that Titanic was about to disappear, eroded by a bacterium. What will remain, except the memory of tragically knocked down lives, passed on through generations...?
J'ai imaginé un recoin de la carcasse du paquebot, encore préservé des courants et des micro-organismes affamés:
I imagined a nook in the liner's frame, still preserved from flows and hungry microorganisms:
 La rouille a envahi la tôle, mais les rivets tiennent encore.
Rust invaded the sheet metal, but the rivets still hold on.

Poussons la porte...
Let's push the door...

 à l'intérieur, sur le sable, quelques restes  (presque) intacts:
inside, on the sand, some  (almost) intact  relics:

dans la cabine, la toile du portrait s'est détachée de son cadre, mais on devine encore la beauté de la dame au chapeau.
in the cabin, the canvas of the portrait came off from its frame, but one can still guess the beauty of the lady with the hat.
Le repas allait être servi sur le plateau,
The meal was to be served on the tray,
 quelques assiettes encore entières, et la clochette qui annonce le dîner:
some plates still whole, and the small bell which announces the dinner:
 Les motifs du fer forgé de la porte vitrée:
The wrought iron pattern of the glazed door:


 Refermons la porte... pour l'éternité.
Let's close the door... forever.

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La structure est une boîte en carton, peinte en noir, dont le couvercle a été évidé à la forme d'un blister rond.
The structure is a cardboard box, painted in black, which lid is cut following the round shape of a plastic blister.
Des rectangles d'adhésif aluminium sont découpés et embossés pour figurer les rivets. Ils sont ensuite collés sur le carton.
Aluminium tape rectangles are cut and embossed to shape the rivets. Then sticked on the cardboard.
Le fond est peint avec de l'acrylique bleue, verte, et du gesso noir.
The background is painted with blue, green and black acrylics.

 La grille est découpée à la Caméo silhouette, peinte à la peinture 3D dorée, puis passée au Gesso noir. Elle est ensuite enduite par endroits de poudre Distress Rust, et d'acrylique bleue.
The metal gate is cut with Cameo Silhouette, painted with golden 3D paint, then with black Gesso. Then I put some Distress rust powder and blue acrylic paint touches. 

 Le plateau a reçu aussi du Gesso, de l'encre Stazon, un peu de peinture bleue et de la poudre Distress. 
The tray also received Gesso, Stazon ink, a touch of blue paint and distress powder.
Les assiettes sont faites à partir d'opercules de briques de jus d'orange, découpés et peints.
The plates are made from orange juice carton caps, cut and painted. 

J'ai vieilli tous les objets de cette façon, je les ai installés sur du sable collé sur de la pâte texture sur le fond de la boîte. De l'encre à alcool rouge est passée sur les morceaux d'aluminium.
I aged all the objects like this, I glued them on texture paste covered with real sand. Red alcohol ink is used on the aluminium pieces.

J'inscris ce petit mémorial aux challenges suivants:
Sandee and Amelie's Steampunk Challenge: Anything goes (here Industrial for Titanic)
Rhedd's Creative spirit: June's challenge
Mixed Media World: Anything mixed media goes
Altered Eclectics: June's challenge
The Mixed Media Monthly challenge: "A year of choices" ("#27 - travel")

A bientôt!
Lys

13 commentaires:

  1. Wow Lys, this is amazing!! The metal and rusty rivets look incredible, as do all of the little elements you added inside... I love the metal gate and tray ... and the photo of the lady is a wonderful addition. When I visit my brother in Halifax in Canada we always visit the Titanic graves, it is sad to know that the Titanic itself will soon be lost to us as well.... Hugs, Anne xx

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  2. What an incredible creation, Lys - so full of melancholy and decay. The wrought iron door is so intricate and beautiful, even covered with rust, and I love the photo fallen from its frame to lie against the white sand. Brilliantly conceived, brilliantly made, and beautifully described. What a wonderful post.
    Alison x

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  3. What an awesome project this is..I absolutely love it...so much attention to detail. Great photographs detailing the process too...just wonderful.
    Thank you so much for joining us at Rhedds Creative Spirit this month...x

    Owner/Designer at Rhedd's Creative Spirit
    Owner/Designer at Go Tag Thursday.
    Owner at Somewhere to be Me.
    Dt at Altered Eclectics.

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  4. Lys,
    your imagination and creativity on this piece just blow my mind!
    This is an exceptional time capsule, with the door now closed for eternity! I actually had chills reading through and following the photos! Bravo!!
    hugs,Jackie ")

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  5. An amazing and beautifully imaginative piece of steampunk art, Lys!
    Love the story AND the project!
    Thank you so much for sharing it with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

    Hugs,
    Claudia xxx

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  6. wow, what a creative take on a project! I love the thought behind it and it is so wonderful to look at. Thanks for joining us at Mixed Media Monthly. =)

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  7. Whouaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Une vraie merveille tirée du fond des océans...
    J'adore ton travail, ton imagination et tes idées, c'est fabuleux.
    Un grand grand bravo Lys, tu as du bien t'éclater en plus, ça se voit !
    Bises (et quel dommage qu'on ne soit pas plus près... J'aurais adoré jouer avec toi sur ce genre de projets !!!)

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  8. Fantastic piece! Beautiful distressing and fab attention to detail. Thank you for joining us over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month. Sammy-x

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  9. Oh this is stunning! Love what you did here! Thanks so much for adding it to our challenge at Mixed Media Monthly!

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  10. This is thought provoking Lys and so beautifully put together! Thank you for joining us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge this month.

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  11. une belle création poétique et pleine d'imagination, bravo !

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  12. Oh, my goodness, Lys! How did I miss this????! What an incredible project! The thought and creativity that went into this is astounding! Love every detail and reading through your post! Thinking of the photo falling from it's frame and the partial wrought iron gate are details that show what a creative mind you have! Love, love, LOVE this! Hugs!

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  13. Wow! This is so imaginative, realistic, and beautiful. Your creativity astounds me. I just found your blog today from A Vintage Journey blog. I'm so glad I did. I've subscribed so I can learn more from you on how to achieve such wonderful mixed media Assemblage pieces of art. Thank you for sharing your artwork and your techniques; also, your great ideas for recycling (what you used for the plates was so clever!).

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