067 Catan

21  x 24 in
Paper & Glue 
 
Champagne, a smiley face balloon, cars, game pieces, alternative paths and obstacles on playing cards, on black. 
 
This is my second board game collage. I found the playing cards; 19 of them. I wanted to make this piece more interactive, so for the first time, I offered three dimensional elements. This new, more pronounced texture aims to draw the viewer in. I wanted to make present many connections so the viewer can create their own path through the game. 
 
There is a starting square and a finish line, but maybe yours are different than mine. You have your stratagy, and I have mine; let's see whose proves more efficient. Just because our respective focuses are different, does not mean one is wrong. However, there is only one winner in this game.
 
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This painting can be shipped to "stretched". 
 
Rolled - means I roll the piece, with a sheet of butcher paper for protection, and ship it to you in a light-weight repurposed cardboard tube. You will have the flexbility to mount the piece how ever you wish.
 
Scrolled - means you receive a repurposed cardboard tube, but it also comes with two upcycled rods attached to the piece so that you get to unroll it like a scroll, and hang it with a screw on either side. 
 
Stretched - means I shape the paper around a wooden frame for the feeling of a mounted canvas.
 
No matter which of the three you choose, my work is always two layers of paper thick and coated in a layer of varnish for durability. 
 
If you have a question about a specific piece, you may email me at - iparatore@gmail.com with the name of the piece in the subject. Cheers.