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Published: 2010-02-22 16:42:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 16541; Favourites: 806; Downloads: 187
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A VERY experimental mixed media piece--those are ceramic bathroom tiles glued to the surface. Which took all manner of experimentation to figure out the best way to mark on the tiles and to seal the mark so it wouldn't come off if somebody breathed on it (fluid matte medium dabbed VERY carefully over acrylic PITT pen, then wiped down around the edges so it didn't smear. Much more fiddly than the description makes it sound.)And then, after all that work, I realized I'd put it all on the panel upside down, so the nail hole in the back was on the bottom. *sigh* So this one would require actual framing, and since the tiles stick out so far, foiling conventional framing, it will probably specifically require one of those front-loaded illusion frames. The best laid plans...
Anyway. I dunno if it really works visually, but I really wanted to try the tile thing.
8x10, prints available at Red Wombat Studio: [link] and the original is available.
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Comments: 55
Very nice, I adore all the colors in the background compared to the rabbit, and the rabbit is sooo cute by the way XD.
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I like it. I like it a lot. The way the rabbit's head is turned, and the shape of the ears, and the gorgeous colours... In fact, I love it
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Hello there!
I have FEATURED your work here [link]
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I really like the texture.
The rabbit is cute, too. =3
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There is just something that I really really love about this. <3 You have been drawing a lot of rabbits lately. Is there a reason why?
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i'm really enjoying these rabbits 
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I love how startled it looks, like it's just discovering its tail. "Oh, hey, what the heck is that and how is it attached to me?" I also love the idea of using the ceramic tiles. It's a neat dynamic.
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I find your recent experimentation absolutely fascinating; and this piece is of course just absolutely gorgeous independent of all my joy at the cleverness of its construction.
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The piece is adorable.
Not sure what your panel is made of, but perhaps something like a "sawtooth hanger" could solve the problem of hanging.
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Those tiles remind me of chewing gums for some reason 
I wish more of modern art looked this. Interesting shapes.
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I actually like this piece, as well as your other bunny-themed paintings.
To me, the two highest tiles are very aesthetically pleasing.
The softness of the bunny, combined with the hard edges of the tiles and rough background is a wonderful contrast as well!
I really love the rich texture of the background. Are you using acrylic paints? or are you using a gesso beneath the paints to get that texture?
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I think the tiles works really well. It looks great
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Obviously I can't speak for what the real thing looks like, but what I can see on my screen looks really interesting, the textures complement each other nicely.
Oh and the bunny is cute.
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It looks fantastic! I love the use of the tiles.
What is it painted on? Maybe you can just glue something on the back to hang it by?
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Very creative and well executed. You took chance with the tiles and pulled it of successfully.
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Very nice. I clicked on the link, but don't see the price for the original.
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Looks like you had a fun experiment going on 
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OHMYGOSH! i luuuuuuuv this your expiriment went awesom in m eyes
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hmm... very nice! i like this a lot 
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hmm. that's cool. just wondering cause the two of you have the same name
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Astounding creativity.
Such a unique, defined style. I absolutely love and appreciate this work more than you know.
I hope you never doubt your abilities, because you are quite the artistic genius, by my standards.
I'm quite quite jealous of how creative you are.
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I like the tiles. I like the contrast of the curvy rabbit and the rectilinear tiles.
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I think it works amazingly. Very interesting.
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Hmm . . . not a bad piece by any means, but I agree with the others who said that the tiles don't really do anything for it. Maybe if more of the rabbit's outline extended onto the tiles, but right now they're just kind of sitting there. I preferred the previous Gorman's Rabbit, personally.
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Fantastic work, as always. I'm really loving this whole modern art thing you have going.
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Out of all our rabit pieces, this one is by far my favorite. I love how you mix cool and warm colors but keep them separate and non-gray. Then again, I've always looked up to your work, Ursula!
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i really like this piece and can see something like a blue sea with random multi-coloured tiles on it with tiny little fish painted on the tiles and big turtles swimming in the ocean...
also, like, glass that has been in the ocean would be a great thing to add texture to stuff imo.
[hug] think you're great.
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Oh my gosh!! I absolutely love the rabbit series!! I hope to one day purchase an original but I was hoping they would be a bit bigger than 8x8! Do you do commissions?
Is shipping included in the price?
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Shipping's not included, usually, but it tends not to be too much. Alas, I'm so overwhelmed at the moment that I don't take commissions at this time.
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I really do like the use of the ceramic bath tiles, but like has already been said neither harm nor help the piece.
As far as framing goes, maybe you can make one of those wooden "box" frames for it? Can't find a picture to show ya what I mean, sorry bout that..
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I think it looks fantastic actually. Major bummer about the canvas being upside down though!
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Adding those tiles was a great and original idea! I really like the composition
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The tiles are an interesting touch. I don't think, however, that they really very drastically either harm OR help the image. The bunny looks great and would probably look just as nice without them. Maybe you can use them in another piece?
I really like this still, though. It's giving me a very handmade print feel (is it print, or paint?). Good inspiration for some future monotype projects I have to do.
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Love the tiles, I can imagine it was hard to seal! You might try high shine glaze, I used it on my hand crafted ornaments this year over acrylic and it worked very well!
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