LaPlantz Studios

If you liked Hugo, this may send you to another visual world also.

Wondering as we wander… What’s hiding down the pathway, around the next curve, to surprise and mystify?

“Wondering OutLoud” Brooch. 2″ in diameter, fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.

Fabric Decorator’s favorite tools, or at they were mine back in those days. I still use T-pins today as embellishing tools. Simple and least resistance always get the job done cleaner and with no muss, no fuss…….

Five of David’s favorite embellishing tools. Four scribing tools and on top, a square engraving tool. Tools are so like extensions of our fingers and hands, connected to our hearts and heads…….

Somehow, it may have started with zappos, then zorro, moving onto zen (not now) and ending with zenia. However the evolution, the letter “Z” has got to be the coolest alphabet letter. The range of emotion mixed with motion emotes the most in our souls. Maybe Zappa, Frank?

“Z,” Spelled” Brooch. 2″ in diameter, fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.

The portly, porcupine played the Platters on his platter player. Rock ‘n Roll was never the same after that…….

“P4P” Brooch. 2″ in diameter. fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.

Strings, kites, electricity, lightening bolts, the works – bring ’em in and let ’em out. See what happens in the interim…….

“Kite String” Brooch. 2″ in diameter, fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.

When all of the hot air develops into real positive actions, then and only then will candidates for public office have something real to share with the voters.

“Too Much Hot Air…” Brooch. 2″ in diameter, fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.

They shared the breast stroke and slid through the blue water moving towards the white, sandy beach. Sitting in 2 bath tubs, holding  hands was their ultimate goal. Sounds like a stupid TV ad, doesn’t it?

“Swimming Together/Together” Brooch. 2″ diameter, fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.

Each new dawn brings new hornet’s nests, real or imagined. Hornet’s nests will always be present. The cautious and smart avoid ’em. Those who want to make money, suggest suffering and precipitate pain will swat ’em!

“Hornet’s Nest” Brooch. 2″ in diameter, fabricated industrially painted aluminum, engraved & cold connected. © David LaPlantz, 2012.