Lost and Found

I came across these pictures of some of my earlier artwork and thought I'd better post them before I either lost them or forgot where they were. Some of these were done 3 years ago.

These crosses are the regular balsa wood crosses you get at Michaels for a dollar. I wanted them to look very ornate and a touch medieval. I have them hanging in my house.


This picture was done for my friend Craig Gamble who unfortunately passed away January 4th 2006. I thought I had lost the photo but was lucky I found it. I don't know what happened to this piece after he died. I hope someone in his family has it.

He loved medieval things especially the history and the battle armour.

It has been too windy to do any useful yard work without it blowing in my face, and the prediction for this week is it will be raining right up until the weekend. So I guess I will turn myself to the practice of art and finish some of these things so I can get them up on the blog.

Here Come The Shrines!

I love the miniature wood furniture they sell at Michaels Craft Store. The armoire-type cupboards and china cabinets can be made into adorable shrines. I have also ordered from some online sites some wooden shrines with roofs and display spot for religious paraphenalia. I haven't finished painting those up yet, but the neat thing is you can put any object(s) you want into these creations.

There are many good books out there about making shrines; my personal favorite is

"Crafting Personal Shrines" by Carol Owen

All of these objets d'art were painted with acrylics and decoupaged and stamped with medieval, religious, and fanciful imagery. They were "aged" and some were crackled to look very old. When I am finished the large ones, I will post them for you to see. Thanks for looking!