Broomsticks & Lollies - PRINT 8x10 in reclaimed frame, OOAK Show

Note : This is one of several prints set aside to bring with me to the One Of A Kind Show (Nov 26-Dec 1) where you can collect them in person right here in Toronto! If you can't make it to the show and wish to collect it and have it shipped to you, you are most welcome to... but please note that I have not described the reclaimed frame, not updated the dimensions and not put in the shipping details yet! Drop me a note if you are keen and have any questions about this custom framed piece. 

Framed Print of :

“Broomsticks & Lollies” 

If you are a muggle who lives in Canada, you’ll know that not all winters are sprinkled with white fluffy snow! Some days are downright dreary, with the white snow turned to brown slush, the skies grey, and the trees spindly and bare. On those days, you want to stay indoors, turn on the fireplace, and get cozy with a good book… like “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!”

The students of Hogwarts enjoy a magical wintertime, with the charming Hogsmeade village nearby to visit over winter holidays. Sitting in my dark office, I love the idea of popping out to Honeydukes for warm cauldron cakes, or over to The Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer. I imagine that there were days that winter wasn’t so pleasant in Hogsmeade village, and perhaps sometimes it was a little more like the winters I experience.

So with this altered painting, I was inspired to share my muggle view of a not-so-magical winter in Hogsmeade. I enjoyed adding wonky chimneys and rooftops, street lights, and of course the local pub and candy shop for the locals to visit to for a treat. I added wisps of smoke from the wonky chimneys to help imagine that the town is full of people, cozy in their homes on this miserable winters morning. 

This alteration is on a vintage painting signed Luigi Matti.  This art was in rough shape, with food splatters, lots of cracking, dents, battered frame. I spent some time cleaning, touching up, rewiring, and reinstalling the art in a new better quality vintage frame. 

Altered Muggle Art : With this collection, I’m capturing magical moments from my non-magical “muggle” point of view. By taking vintage artworks and altering them to depict magical places and creatures, I am creating a historical fiction around the idea that the world of magic is real and was captured as part of our history by the original artists. 

Frame details : available on request. 

Frame Size : available on request.

Print details : printed on matte photo paper, 8x10