Sharyn Harrex has recreated artists including Sir Elton John and Sinead O’Connor.
An Australian woman has used her retirement as an opportunity to combine her love of music and art through making button versions of iconic singers, past and present.
“Old broken jewellery represent art on their own to me so the challenge then is to use these items which are already shaped and coloured to create my own unique pieces for others to enjoy.”So far, the self-professed music fan has replicated in button form artists including Sir Elton John, Sinead O’Connor, Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga, Pink, Ed Sheeran, Prince, Snoop Dogg, Michael Jackson and Marilyn Monroe and said that each piece takes at least 50 hours to create.
For her depiction of Sir Elton John, which she said was her “favourite” and so was “first cab off the rank”, she added some unique touches to try and tell a story about who he is.“I have used a small rocket pin on his hair in reference to ‘Rocket Man’, a rose ‘Goodbye English Rose’ from Princess Diana’s funeral and a miniature grand piano in reference to his piano playing”, she said.
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