PLEASE NOTE: This sculpture is available for sale, but currently away with a gallery. For price and purchase enquiries, please email me, so I can check if it is still available. If it is, I will request it to be returned to me, and then dispatch it to its new owner. Thank you, Claire.
This “All you need is love” storybox sculpture actually has two purposes – one is sulptural, and the other hidden one, is that the cushion in the main body of the box can be slipped out, and the little central heart and birds removed, and worn as a brooch. Then, when you aren’t wearing it, you can just pop it back in its box on display.
This is set inside an antique timeworn jewellery box, circa early 1900’s. which stands on tiny stained black wood feet, which were originally collar studs for shirts, circa 1920. The words “all you need is …” are sculpted from brass wire, and sewn on to a tiny fragment of Victorian blue velvet, which in turn is on some rumple gathered blue silk, which was the lining of a different antique box. The main body has a background of the same Victorian dark blue velvet, which was originally from a handmade crazy patchwork quilt circa the late 1800’s. I embellished it with tiny handsewn gold thread stars. The brooch itself is cira early 1900’s. It was originally a souvenir piece, as the centre had the eiffel tower on it. This I removed, and fashioned the tiny padded red heart from some antique red velvet from the same Victorian crazy quilt. On to this, the word “love” is sculpted from wire, which is the end of the phrase of the box “all you need is …. love”.
Measurements: 11.5cm (h) x 11cm (w) x 2.5cm (d) – when open
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