Using credit to pay for Christmas? Guess what you’ll be doing in January and February? At least you won’t be alone!
Drowning in debt never looked so lifelike. Great sculpture!
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December 19th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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December 19th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Oh god, that’s cool, but really creeped me out for some reason! LOL
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December 19th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Awesome piece…not really a craftastrophe IMHO but then again, the artist is a dear friend!
December 19th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
I actually kinda like it. I wouldn’t buy it or anything like that, but, if I saw it in a store, I’m definitely chuckle and look twice.
December 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I always wondered what people do with those sample cards that come with credit card offers!
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Katherine Buetow Branson Reply:
December 19th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
The cards you see are not sample cards, they are part of the work itself. They measure about 8.5″ x 5.5″, the entire sculpture measures about 16″ wide x 16″ long x 20″ tall.
The artist, FWIW, is Lisa Ambrose.
December 19th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Thanks Kathy (and Karen)! Kathy is right, these are not sample cards……I hand-painted each one on hardboard and then cut them out. The figure is sculpted using Super Sculpey and the shirt/tie was hand-stitched (with out a pattern…..hellish!). I created this piece specifically for a three-person art show that premiered in November.
I am an art student studying Illustration at Kendall College of Art & Design. I am very new to sculpting but am pleased with the results I’m getting already.
More of my work can be seen here: http://www.myartspace.com/artistInfo.do?populatinglist=home&subscriberid=ji42lvqd1ae334z1
December 21st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Awesome, and scarily true!
(not for me… but for many!!) A good reason to not become enslaved to your cards!
December 21st, 2009 at 10:16 pm
That is actually really awesome…would it fit in handbag to remind you not to use the cards so much?
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