Meta'fork'ally Speaking?!?

Hello you wonderful crafty people! 

Today's post is a test of your creative minds and keen interpretation of art, as I may use the term, art, loosely. ;)

For quite some time, as I think it happens to us all, I was in a creative slump.  Sure, I could make stuff and plop it together, but my heart and soul weren't necessarily on fire when creating them. I was in the ever horrid rut. My muse was suffocated and my nails were way too clean for my liking. I needed a desperate kick in the pants.

Another fabulous bloggy friend of mine, Susan Butler at Scrumplescrunch had posted this fabulous make and while reading her words, I could sense she was paddling in a similar boat as I. Apparently, we were each equipped with a solitary oar and the repetitious circles we were traveling in had us going bonkers.  

Now for those of you haven't met Susan (Sue) yet, I affectionately nicknamed her Onion. When you look at her work, you'll understand why. She constantly strives to challenge herself and think outside of the box.  Her style is very shabby chic, but with all of her work, you'll see where she forces herself to venture outside her comfort zone and try something new; exposing yet another new layer to her creative repertoire; hence...Onion. :)

So, long story short....I threw out a suggestion to her that we should challenge each other to a make. Her idea mixed with my idea and see what we come up with. It felt like two seconds passed when she replied with a resounding summary of 'on board!' 

Here's the gist...

Sue picked "COLORS" As many as you like with a minimum of three.  

and I 'Quirks' (her nickname for me...) chose...ready for it? FORK!! (giggle).

I have had the oddest obsession with forks lately and I just had to see what we could do with this combination.

Here's the journey....

Nearly 8 months in my garage, sat this trio of frames that I purchased at a Thrift Store for $5.00.   

Notice the ever lovely orange felt like material that was ghastly old and well, in my opinion...horrid looking.

I took to parting the frame and then sprayed it with white paint. NOTE *Nasty orange vintage horrid material repels paint.* It would NOT play nice and no matter my attempts, refused to budge.  

See next picture.....

I fixed that wagon. Tore that crap right off!

Gesso, Crackle and white craft ink made the country vintage, eclectic look I was going for.

Original state of the frame.

And here is my up-cycled refurbished frame and art work...

with COLORS!

The fork was covered with Gesso and then TH Distress Paints were painted on in the fashion of

 'Roy G. Biv,' for those of you who learned this rhyming name for the colors of the rainbow.

So there you have it! Possibly the most odd creation I've ever made, but to me it speaks volumes.  It's intended to be interpretative.  I highly doubt it's worth millions, but who knows, after I'm dead, it could make me famous! ;)  The biggest compliment was that my kids love it and my daughter wants it in her room!

Anywho...the deeper meaning for me is that this piece of work is to remind me to let art 'feed' my soul.  To see it everywhere and in everything and find the beauty all around me; even in orange nasty old vintage material..okay, maybe eventually, but not just yet. ;)

I'd love to know your thoughts on this 'quirky' venture and don't forget to hop over to Onion's blog and see what she created using this criteria. She didn't even give me a sneak peek, so I can't wait to see myself!

Side note, we've also decided to keep this up and create something on a regular basis. I found this experience to be most refreshing and I'm happy to report that my muse and I are on speaking terms again. 

Thanks so much Onion for the kick in the pants!

So much I appreciate your visit and your time, you are TRULY appreciated.

May the muse be with you!

Lisa xx

Challenges I would love to enter:

Path of Positivity Challenge - Challenge #2 

Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes :)