I’m Rhonda Hitchcock-Mast. I’ve been an artist since I can remember. I’m an artist, singer, songwriter, designer, & childrens book writer, etc...I have to be creative all the time! I received my degree in visual communications and have been art directing, designing and consulting for many years. This is my debut show for this type of style of art! Close to 30 pieces. How did I get started doing th
is type of art? Well, I recently was asked to be married. I of course want the day to be a fantastic day. The first thing on my list was the dress and then secondly was the bouquet. I got the dress and then I started to think about the bouquet. I didn’t want real flowers. I wanted something that was different and that would last. I decided on a “brooch bouquet” to carry down the isle with me. It’s a bouquet made out of flower brooches (or other brooches or jewelry). I search Ebay, Etsy and estate sales to find the perfect pieces. I created the perfect brooch bouquet. But, I have ended up with extra jewelry and other vintage pieces. I asked myself, what do I do with this extra jewelry or vintage pieces? Well, it was then that my friend shared a photo of her grandmother’s framed Christmas Tree made out of brooches. My friend admires her grandmother’s Christmas Tree. I thought maybe I could make my friend a similar piece for her birthday. Since my friend likes skulls, I thought I would try one. I created my first skull art called “FANCY”. I then created a couple more skulls. I started to show others and everyone kept saying how cool of an idea this was! So I explored other materials and created other pieces and other subjects. I can do custom pieces too (out of your special pieces that you want to display in a cool way) just ask me. The ultimate goal with doing these art pieces was to make money for my wedding day. But now that I have been doing these art pieces for the past year, this may turn into something more. All the pieces are from repurposed materials. I hope the piece that you purchase today turns into a family heirloom. I will also give a part of the proceeds to the Chicks With Picks Foundation. I think it is a great way to Repurpose for a Purpose! Enjoy!
