Thom Ertl: Assemblages
Thom J. Ertl Designs at the Jazz Gallery
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Porch Piece
22 x 20 inches
This porch skirt component gets a second life and a new history as the star of a coat rack, utilizing its history, form and function in an unexpected way. The simplest of items can become the most complex and from the heart. Materials: wooden porch skirt component, cabinet door sample, antique coat hooks and door knob, mid-century beads and trims.
Moo Moo Cow
See Bessie all dress-ied up in this rendition of a barnyard beauty. State fair grand prize winner, here we come! Materials: vintage French children's book photo, driftwood, antique wooden chair components, appetizers sticks, chocolate milk carton caps, vintage wallpaper, beads and various paint textures and finishes.
Haircut
19 x 21 inches
It's the quintessential first-world horror of a trim with the couture of the cut: "Please, just take a little off the top..." But "tease" your wall with the swirl of a "curl." Materials: vintage paper cutter, carved wooden mask, chimney screen and barbed wire, leather insignias, vintage jewelry and beads.
Journey to Another Place and Time
18 x 12 inches
Let your imagination flow, and take a journey to the past. Materials: vintage crate bottom, door knobs, sticks, skull bottle opener, watch parts, new and vintage beads.
X
12 x 12 inches square
This Thommie Square is a part of the Alphabet series and is an abstract rendition of needing to "mark the spot" on your wall for its textured, earth-tone based, geometric design. Materials: textured corkboard, vintage leather studded belt, distressed metal ring, wooden game board piece, vintage beads and trims.
Paris France
8 x 8 inches square
Positive thoughts for the future and brighter days ahead. Materials: dictionary pages, vintage wrapping paper, Eiffel Tower bottle cap, ornate napkin ring, "crystal": perfume top, vintage beads and jewelry, paint techniques.
Copper Country
8 x 8 inches square
Rich jewel tone hues enhance the splendor of this Thommie Square depicting the Northern Michigan mining towns of yesteryear. Materials: metal serving bowl, door knob, vintage beads and jewelry.
Pearl Power
8 x 8 inches square
The simple, natural opulence of a pearl is showcased in this Thommie Square. Materials: small round metal picture frames, vintage jewelry, vintage and antique beads and trim.
Thom J. Ertl Designs at the Jazz Gallery
Showcasing his wall art assemblages, Thom J. Ertl Designs is a hybrid of wall art and furniture. It incorporates and recycles common, everyday items—bottle caps, beads, fabric, bric-a-brac, just to name a few—into modern, artistic, practical, original home furnishings and interior design. It is a reflection of over 35 years of artistic experience, combining visual merchandising, graphic design and contemporary urban assemblage with a strong sense of whimsy and color and a thought-provoking element of surprise.