Matter - Anti-matter (detail)
Book - 1987

Materials List for all Art Work in Sky Line Over Internet

All of the works on this website are created with traditional art materials. Computers or other electronic devices were not used in the making of any art work. The computer was used to scan some of the art work for online display and for making this website. All photography, copies, rescans and writing by MSN unless noted otherwise.

The Materials List begins with two items of special importance as they appear throughout most of my art work - #1 - aluminum, plastic and steel push pins and #2. graphic arts tape.

The list continues with materials from Photography, Paintings, Drawings and Collages - photographic paper, graph paper, tracing paper, watercolor and various drawing papers, "ghost money", sketchbooks, spiral notebooks and journals, cash register rolls, sheets of acetate and Chronaflex, acrylic paint, watercolors, gauche, lead and colored pencils, ink and pen, chalk, oil pastels, pastels, crayons, hand stamps, permanent markers, print media including - postcards, cards, books, magazines, newspapers, posters, calendars, LP and CD covers, ID's, business cards, passport photos, brochures, programs, tickets, postage stamps, stickers, film strips and photographic negatives, press down type, 36 Thai sticks, coins, marbles, pin-on buttons, tape and glue.

When sculpture and wood burning are added to the list of art work, the Materials List grows significantly with an accounting mostly of recycled stuff from our own use or found materials - various balls of various materials, glass bottles, a "Lucky Buddha Bottle", glass jars, glass shot glasses, glass drinking glasses, glass coasters and vases, glass objects, broken glass, round glass table top, eye glasses, light bulbs, plastic and paper bags, plastic bottle tops and strips, beer bottle caps, plastic boxes and objects, tea pot boxes, wooden wine box, cigar boxes, sake box and sake drinking boxes, wooden canvases, kitchen cutting board, Redwood log, Redwood cubes cut from beams, pieces of wood, carved African mask, construction lumber, bricks and siding, concrete block and bricks, granite bricks (one from the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden), granite tiles, marble tiles (from SFMOMA interior during remodeling), mirror, mirror pieces, urbanite, pine cones, seeds, herbs, sticks, reeds, feathers, pebbles, polished stones, slab of slate, lava rock, rocks, sea shells, starfish, sand, sandpaper, scrap paper, tissue paper and gift wrap, aluminum foil, soap, rope, string, bolts, nuts, washers, screws and nails, staples, tools, burnishing tool, Xacto knife blades, box cutter blades, razor blades, bullets, bullet shells, shot gun shells, rulers, pens, pencils and pencil shavings, erasers, rubber bands, foam rubber objects, keys and key rings, objects of steel, wrist watch and stop watch, front dial of kitchen timer, compass, cell phones (one with collage), audio speaker with connection cord, batteries, CD's and CD holder, harmonica, knickknacks, figure of Happy Buddha, figures of King Kong and Godzilla, lighters, matches, ceramic tile, ceramic and glass beads, plastic jewels and jewelry, glitter and sequins, map pins, US Navy Honorable Discharge pin, pin on buttons, buttons, sew-on patches, weaving, pin cushions, rusty chain, dice, deck of cards, Joker cards from various card decks, various toys, Japanese "Hanafuda cards", cigarettes, tee shirt and pair of pants, shoes, men's ties, fabric, leather, house paint, spray paint, nail polish, banana, tangerines, lemons, squash, peas, lentil beans, rice, seeds, salt, candy, whiskey, plate and cup, porcelain postage stamp licker, Fitbit (with collage), felt pads and more... Can you find anything in the art I have not listed? Wink!

Special thanks to Dana Zed for the fused glass peace symbol.

Thank you Esther Mugar for the watercolor paintings.

© Murray S. Nelson 2016