Painted gloves

Elsa Schiaparelli was a prominent figure in fashion and art between the two World Wars by turning the fabric into a painting canvas.

New Jersey based artist Mikel Glass began painting his bizarre rubber glove florals over ten years ago. Since then, they've continued to pop up in his various works, slowly building out a series of 30 paintings. He paints them in a variety of blooms and palettes from bright rainbow colors to romantic pastels. The gloves are not Glass' only subject. He's also an accomplished painter of portraits and still life, for which he sculpts unusual sets made of toys, rubber balls, and pumpkins that…

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My name is Niki. I describe myself as a maker of stuff, collector of everything and rescuer of the unused and unloved. Odd One Out pieces are all hand made by me and are crafted from predominately recycled materials. This little blog is for sharing my work, my inspirations, my fabulous vintage finds and... well probably some other random things from time to time - hope you like it!

The Big Red Purse | © Kenton Nelson Kenton Nelson is a California-based artist whose work I would describe as "pared realism." Somet...

Artist Bunnie Reiss enjoys transforming the old into new, and has spent her life as a collector of weathered objects with rich stories. Reiss’s ongoing project turns her collection of old leather gloves into bright works of art, utilizing symmetry and cosmic imagery to connect both the past and present. The gloves are not obvious references to animal faces, but subtle gestures that reference eyes, ears, and noses within their design. In addition to painting smaller works, Reiss also creates…

Unfortunately these are being copied at the moment by everyone, thinking they are unique! Original idea by Schiaparelli red painted finger nail gloves

Such a neat idea!

I've been fascinated by old carnival signage for quite some time, along with those wonderful old carny wagons. I think this interest was born while watching HBO's Carnivale, years ago. That show just dripped atmosphere. It really sparked my imagination, with its colorful carny wagons, and even more colorful characters. With that in mind, I bought this ceramic glove form, which is fired to the bisque stage, and handpainted this vintage-inspired palm reader advertisement. The beautiful Gypsy…