Serenity Totem

  • Lillian at dVerse wanted us to write about what’s hanging on our walls. A variety of these Serenity Totems© hang on my studio walls. They are a series of original cylindrical art pieces I create and sell.

    B1B6D216-551D-4ECF-BA4C-C1058062DE50Entitled: “Sierra Gold” – by: rob kistner, 2017

     

    Serenity Totem

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    couture fabric remnants
    all the way from Paris

    supple leather cuttings
    scraps secured in Denver

    links of golden chain
    my wife’s broken necklace

    small wood and metal findings
    recycled from the Goodwill

    the 7 found-pieces assembled
    to create a striking talisman

    a tasteful visual accent
    affixed to this Totem’s front

    hand painted oaken dowels
    make up the wall mount plate

    all these special treasures
    gathered lovingly

    cut and measured carefully
    then assembled with precision

    on rigid spiraled cylinders
    that once archived my drawings

    now crafted into an artwork
    hand-signed one-of-a-kind

    to be a beautiful addition
    to a most unique collection

    to be on display and sold
    at a coming juried art show

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    rob kistner © 2019

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    Pictured is the assembly station in my Serenity Totems Studio

    This art piece pictured at the top here is called a Serenity Totem. I conceived this original artistic concept, and have been designing, creating, and selling these for years. They are made from all reclaimed upcycled materials, and found objects, mounted on coated, spiral bound, fiber board cylinders. On some I may also incorporate elements of trim discards of handmade Japanese Chiyogami Washi fiberstock. The cylinders intended purpose is archival storage of my furniture design blueprints and my digital artworks. Each Serenity Totem is a hand-signed, one-of-a-kind creation. I make them in four diameter sizes: 2″, 2.5″, 3″, and 4″. I have them hanging all around my studio where I also write. I create and sell these under the name Serenity Totems Studio.
     

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  • I created the two Serenity Totems pictured below entirely from recycled discarded/discontinued materials found in remnant bins, cuttings barrels, thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales. * 36″ tall.

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    by: rob kistner, 2007 ~SOLD~

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    by: rob kistner, 2009 ~SOLD~