Angel Recycled Art, Colorful Architectural Angel Art

I wanted to share these angels I made recently.

They are a combination of recycled pieces and parts along

with hand painted elements.

This one has a large finial for the top part of the body and part of a large  

wooden candlestick for the bottom half

Stacked wood with very distressed/layered paint finishes painted in fun 

colors forms the base and ceramic knobs become the feet.

I attached an aged #4 house number and a rusty metal flower to the front 

of the body painted in blue with metallic gold dots.

View from the back...The wings are pieces from a chair...I think(?)

A metal swirl becomes the halo.

The body of the second one started out at a wooden column piece that I cut in half.

Painted in mustard and fuchsia checks and added rusty roofing cap discs.

I rusted the tin discs by placing in a bucket with hydrogen peroxide and salt.

It worked great! I should have taken a pic because I got all excited and 

started adding more metal pieces, washers, house numbers, etc to see

 what kind of effect I would end up with.

I have since added vinegar to the mix to create rusty and aged pieces.

The base is a wooden clock that I cut in half, added a fuschia wash 

of paint and turquoise dots. You can still make out the clock numerals 

under the paint wash.

I already had this hinge from another project that I had painted purple

 with yellow polka dots so I attached it to the front.

The wings are from a length of decorative wooden shelving...

The head is a combo of a wooden candlestick top, a giant metal washer and 

a metal hook with that sun design that I thought looked cool for the halo.

They are quite large, the angel on the left is about 2 feet tall.

Thanks for reading about my recycled angels!

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