Absolutely smashing crushed can from Katerina Nikoltsou

[Nancy Bell Scott]

This is in the top of the line of the Old Orchard Beach collection: 

Yes, Katerina found this elegantly and thoroughly crushed can, and stitched it to a beautiful card she arted. I was ecstatic to receive this--it's like no other and has much soul. She did put the can + card in an envelope, which is why they reached me. Thank you again so much, Katerina! This was a day-maker, and more. I admire it every day.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

:-) Found it!

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Love them both A LOT.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

No, how did I miss it? It's a little bit scary somehow! Don't know why. The large work to the right of the wheel rust, and the blue/orange/yellow beneath that one--did you do those?

No cheese today ...

[Nancy Bell Scott]

That looks stunning on your wall--what a find--and with excellent other art I don't remember seeing before. Very good cans! Look at that folded one; don't recall one crushed into that shape. In some ways they're all like snowflakes, you know, no two exactly alike. 

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Oh that is special, it certainly is. Beautiful colors and edges, intriguing shape.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

It's a beauty, and does almost look like silver jewelry and has nice weight to it, which I love. There is no marking or sign of a label, but it does have some burnt-looking edges, so you are probably right that it was in some kind of fire, Katerina. It sounds like you didn't get my comment when I first thanked you--a mortifying thought! It's on your comment wall, written August 9. I'm so sorry if you missed it and were waiting to hear. Mail-art suspense, isn't it fun ...

Yes Erni, the collection has grown quite big, thanks mostly to you but also to a few other contributors such as Kat.  I'll take a picture of it--am guessing 30 or 40 cans? Diane's trashmobile is something like what I've envisioned for the cans. A "hanging sculpture" is what I think I called it, this thing that doesn't exist yet. :--}

[DKeys]

Love it!Kat's summer Blue Space looks like a giant gumball and when combined with the crushed can makes me think of a summer fair or carnival

[Carina]

Bling bling!!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Whew! 'Happy to see that it made it to Old Orchard Beach...I was worried there for a while. 

It was soooo "silver" on the country roadside, just knew it had to go to Nancy.

Though there is no "rust", it has a area or two of "burnt" tones. It must have been

in a garbage fire (highly forbidden in Greece, but they happen). I still can't explain

how the can has no markings anymore...but it looked like a piece of silver jewelry

when i found it. So glad to you like Nancy! Me on the hunt for more :-)

[Marie Wintzer]

Absolutely smashed and absolutely smashing!