Large Anchor of Hope Steampunk Industrial Art, Handmade Mixed Media Canvas

What is it?

A 12x16" hard canvas panel covered in oceanic treasures atop a large anchor.

Specifically...

For this piece, the Large Anchor of Hope, I wanted to draw attention to the anchor and the Bible verse.  I set the anchor apart from everything else with bronze and dark silver colored micro-beads (Finnabair). And I left the bible verse on white paper tinted barely with a hint of color and dark brown text.  I used a 12"x16" canvas panel covered in texture paste and acrylic paints and used broken planks of wood as the base layer (and you can hardly see them now under the trove of jewels). I rolled up burnt book pages and stacked them up in the center to prop up the netting and the anchor. The anchor was made separately by wrapping a wooden anchor with a smaller reclaimed netted fabric, texture paste, and gesso. Jewels, gems, flowers, stones, cogs, gears, resin pieces (Finnabair), chains, beads, old beaded necklaces, sea shells, and other little items I had in my stash including dried moss were glued down next. Then, I covered everything with white gesso, then acrylic paints, more netting, and art stones. I printed out the bible verse, cut it up, and adhered it to smaller broken pieces of the wooden planks and fastened them onto the treasure trove. Then I dry brushed over everything with white gesso and finished it off with Art Alchemy Metallique waxes in Burgundy, White Pearl, and Peacock. 

Is it sturdy and will it last?

All items were adhered using a matte medium gel, Bearly Art glue, hot glue, and/or gesso to assure that nothing comes apart. After completing each piece, I tip them upside down and shake the daylights out of them to see if anything falls off, so I can assure quality and sturdiness. This piece is heavier than my others, so it sits on a black iron canvas frame holder that comes with the canvas purchase. It will not hang on the wall! It is quite substantial in weight: 2 lbs 8.6 oz. It is made to sit on a shelf or counter.

Artist Disclaimer:
One of a kind art. There is only one available.

My prices may seem inconsistent, but every item is priced according to the amount of time I spend creating them as well as the supplies used. I handcraft nearly every piece that goes into my art. The resin pieces are the simplest things I create because the amazing moulds do most of the work for me. But other items found on each of my pieces is completely designed and meticulously put together by me. While there are a lot of fantastically beautiful options out there, I don't buy many pre-made embellishments because I want my art to be unique and entirely MY design. So if the prices seem higher on some pieces and lower on others, it has everything to do with the time spent creating each individual embellishment used on those pieces. I solemnly pour my heart and soul into everything I make. And I truly hope that shows in my attention to every single detail and quality of my products.