This shrine was inspired by a trip to Texas I did last year with my family. It’s a long, brutal drive from Phoenix to Dallas, so I bought a lot of snacks for my kids, the kind of snacks they don’t usually get. I bought candy and chips and cheetoes and juice boxes and basically …
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Jun 01
Shadowbox of Unpartable Treasures
In front of my computer monitor, I collect small mementos, things I’ve been given, things I’ve made, and other things I can’t possibly ever part with. Unfortunately, it means that my monitor area gets quite cluttered. I decided to take the large shrine blank that I had made and create a shadowbox to turn these …
Jul 24
Nineteenth Century Swallow Shrine
I spent last weekend assembling the base components for three more shrines, and today I finished decorating one of them. I was originally going to have three shelves inside, each with something on it, but instead I experimented with multi-layered collage. In the far background is a piece of a landscape. Originally I painted it …
Jun 13
Rose and Violet Poppy Shrine
This shrine was inspired by the Mexican folk art shrines that honor Maria de Guadalupe and other Catholic saints. They’re usually bedecked with candles and marigolds and photos. I love the look, but I wanted something different. I started with an old deck of Morgan Greer tarot cards. It took me a while to decide …