by Lynn Caspe
6/7/2009

There are many things about assemblage that I am drawn to.  First and foremost, I am driven to create.  I also love the challenge of making something meaningful and, in the case of my animals, representative, out of an odd assortment of junk.  

(Bowzer)

My first assemblage was a life-size replica of my dog, Mickey.  I had been collecting family travel souvenirs, my daughters’ hand-made treasures, special trinkets, broken jewelry, old belts and anything that I felt held some significance to our collective memories.  Finally, in 2006, I was eager to begin the project that I had been planning in my mind over many years. 

 (Mickey)

This past December, Mickey died, but his life-size likeness keeps his memory alive.  

(watercolor)

I was just commissioned to make a Tang Dynasty horse replica with another family’s drawer full of memories.  To me, this is a very special challenge, and one I’ve wanted to take on since completing my own memory animal.  It makes me happy to think I am making a special object that will prominently display family memorabilia, and which might even become a treasured family heirloom!

(Daily Grind)

My studio is located at the Holliston Mill.
 
Lynn Caspe
lynn@caspegroup.com
www.lynn.caspegroup.com