National Button Society
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Come with me on a visit to the Frieda Warther Button House in Dover, OH!
(Click image to go to YouTube.)
(Click image to go to YouTube.)
Sylvia Liszka Durell
Artist of the Month
I recently won "Artist of the Month" at the Nature Coast Art League in Spring Hill FL for my "Innersoul" creation. This Art League "Challenge" exercise started with a randomly shared brown paper bag stuffed with household discards. I focused on the bottom side of the dozen or so shoe innersoles that dominated the junk. The hard, but still pliable foam material that was molded with lines and curves made me think of the craggy beauty of gargoyles. I cut and arranged the pieces to shape the facial features and hair, and then I painted shadows and contours on the foam to give the face depth. I also used fabric and wallpaper border paper from the bag to finish the piece.
My visit to the Button King Museum
Check out a short video of my trip on YouTube. youtu.be/ka-Fmn513vc
Buttons at special exhibit in Troy, OH
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New "Jumping Button Frog in a Pond"
My newest button art
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Haiku for Button Lovers
Poetry Book By Sylvia Liszka Durell |
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Contact me for a PDF
I LOVE BUTTONS!
For me, buttons are miniature works of art. Examining their designs, colors and materials gives me great pleasure.
Haiku for Button Lovers is full of “insider information” -- the details about buttons. The more you know about buttons, the more you will enjoy the poetry. It's short and sweet and is written with a clever turn of phrase.
The 76 Haiku poems are under these categories:
About Buttons, Ceramic, Fabric, Glass,
Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Shell, Vegetable Ivory/Ivory, Wood
The last poem is longer. It describes the physical feelings a button collector experiences when getting a new jar of buttons.
I hope reading my Haiku for Button Lovers will delight button collectors and intrigue others to learn more about buttons and button collecting.
Haiku for Button Lovers can be found in Kindle format on Amazon: www.amazon.com/-/e/B07GDNQJF5You can also read it on your smartphone, tablet or computer by using one of the apps Amazon offers.
For me, buttons are miniature works of art. Examining their designs, colors and materials gives me great pleasure.
Haiku for Button Lovers is full of “insider information” -- the details about buttons. The more you know about buttons, the more you will enjoy the poetry. It's short and sweet and is written with a clever turn of phrase.
The 76 Haiku poems are under these categories:
About Buttons, Ceramic, Fabric, Glass,
Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Shell, Vegetable Ivory/Ivory, Wood
The last poem is longer. It describes the physical feelings a button collector experiences when getting a new jar of buttons.
I hope reading my Haiku for Button Lovers will delight button collectors and intrigue others to learn more about buttons and button collecting.
Haiku for Button Lovers can be found in Kindle format on Amazon: www.amazon.com/-/e/B07GDNQJF5You can also read it on your smartphone, tablet or computer by using one of the apps Amazon offers.