Re-inventing The Wheel

This art piece was created from a re-purposed wooden letter. No one seemed to want it, perhaps because it looks like a letter q. But then again they... more

by Danielle Rosaria

Title

Re-inventing The Wheel

Artist

Danielle Rosaria

Medium

Mixed Media - Oil Pastel And Pen On Paper And Wood

Description

This art piece was created from a re-purposed wooden letter. No one seemed to want it, perhaps because it looks like a letter "q." But then again they didn't want the q either and that's how I know that this is a letter "o." I took this letter, glued paper to the back, and drew in things I love that are all around me; a wasp nest, a moth from Thailand, plants and water in a pond, and lovely abstract colors and shapes. The concept of this piece came about as I was thinking of the time when I was writing a book and someone told me, "Why re-invent the wheel?" That always bothered me. Now I know why! There are so many ways to re-invent the wheel and so many other things that in general are considered "good enough!" Education, music, wheels, there are so many things that we as human beings can work with to try to make the world a better place for everyone! So I started looking for something round to "re-invent" and quickly came upon this forgotten letter. We have so much around us in our lives. No one, no matter their past, is beyond hope for a bright future. We just need to be ready to "re-invent the wheel."

Uploaded

December 6th, 2018