Arts Explorer #2: Instant Sculpture with Found Objects

I paid my friend Jacqueline a visit the other day. We got together to do some work. I find that I work way better when there is someone else in the room with me. It helps me keep tabs on myself and procrastinate less. 


I'm a big fan of Jacq's decorating skills. She always takes time to sift through second hand stores to find unique treasures that always have tons of character. Her apartment looks like a photo shoot stylized for Anthropologie http://www.anthropologie.com. I brought my camera with me to take some photos in her apartment because I was having trouble deciding on what to create my instant sculpture out of. 


I began taking a closer look at all the objects overflowing on her shelves. Below is a photo of what I assembled together. The handmade skull painted as a watermelon was given to her from a friend who liked to fashion themed skulls and give them to people as presents. The skull is wearing a fur hat that is part of Jacq's ever growing vintage hat collection. To the left, you will notice an elephant supported by a tiny wooden chair and a miniature wooden shelf adorned with a pink pig, gold coin, mini wishbones (that she bought individually at Preloved in Kensington Market) and various other items like a turned over plant, another mini elephant and some jewels. 


I call it Memories of Sweet Summer Death (I think the title reflects my longing for warmer weather)

Texture:
Texture is often associated with physical properties: how something looks and feels. In Early Childhood Education, texture plays an important role in sensory experiences, especially for very young learners that may still be learning to distinguish between soft, hard, smooth, rough, bumpy, flat, surfaces etc etc. In this instance however, I would like to consider texture as a visual property and highlight the light green painted on stripes rolling over the watermelon-skull. It makes me think of biting into a sweet juicy watermelon on a hot summer day. 
Is winter over yet?