Layers of Meaning

Pointillist Button Art

I have a fetish for old buttons. I have several jars and tins and like to pour them out just to look at them with family on friends. I have been known to covetously browse the button auctions at ebay. Last night I came upon the most amazing piece. The description reads: "old button mosaic depicting a church with steeple, grass on the lawn and brown road at the bottom. Also in this scene is a sunrise or sunset and the outline of what looks to be a large palm tree. As you can see the mosaic is quite large it measures 23" X 48" and indeed is heavy weighing in at almost 10 lbs.!!" A label on the back reads "2280 buttons, Nora Musser, June 16, 1955."

I think the pictures speak for themselves. And, if you are wondering, the final price was $127.50!!