"Discarded" series continued...

I finished another piece for my "Discarded" series called "Discarded: Please Recycle This Envelope". The title is a bit long but it's the only one that really resonated with me. If you click on the image to enlarge it, you will see that I used an envelope that has the saying "Please Recycle This Envelope". 

"Discarded: Please Recycle This Envelope" by Mia Bloom

Besides the "Please Recycle This Envelope" envelope, I used a yellow greeting card envelope, used coffee filters and red leather. 

I have 2 more ideas for this series that I hope to start soon. In the meantime, I need to start working on a large scale fiber piece (30"x 50") for a group exhibit. 

New Beginning and Art

After a six month hiatus, I'm back creating art and blogging. A personal challenge from the last year and a half had taken my focus slightly away from my art and this blog. My life has changed in a way that I didn't plan. The dust has started to settle and now I feel energized creatively.
  
The artwork below is the start of a series called "Discarded". It developed from all the unnecessary paper gathered at my former day job. Tons of envelopes from documents that could have been emailed. Parking violation from the studio security patrol. I wanted to incorporate used coffee filters with this project. It's another element that adds texture while staying true to the premise of this series. 

"Sometimes you have to close one door so another will open."

"Discarded: Book" by Mia Bloom

"Discarded: IBM Envelope" by Mia Bloom

"Discarded: Parking Violation" by Mia Bloom