"Queen of Wands" 14 x 28 Found Object Assemblage

This is the last of the Tarot "Queens" series !!  Took a little longer than the others, don't exactly know why--- she was a bit stubborn at first. This lady is "fiery, emotional, loving, intellectual and is symbolized by a Sun, but has a distinct "dark side" as exemplified by the dark, sinister head at the bottom. 
The main component of this one is a rusted out catalytic converter from an automobile. I have a large collection of these, as they are found on almost every road around here. Thank you Winter salt trucks!  The rest is fairly obvious stuff, metal cabinet pull, angle iron, metal packaging tape. Oh, and the wings at the top were cut from a bowling trophy I picked up at a yard sale.
I realized something while I was working on this one.  For a few years now, I've been trying to find a way to incorporate found objects into my collage/paintings. Had limited success with this marriage of two distinct media. I liked some of the attempts but produced many more that I didn't like at all.  I would begin by making a collage/painting (as you can see examples of to the left), and try to fix found objects onto the panel or canvas.  It suddenly occurred to me that I was now incorporating painting onto my Found Object assemblages instead of the other way around.  I never painted the objects before, only painted the backgrounds.  This Tarot series found me painting almost all of the objects after they were affixed to the background!  The color helps to hold all of the disparate objects together in a cohesive composition. Problem solved! The subconscious is an amazing thing!!!