Shrines art

Shrines – Lisa Vollrath

This is my first year as a homeowner, and with Halloween approaching I began to wonder what I would do for decorations. In light of this interesting article by Fr. Grunow about the Catholic roots of Halloween and why Americans came to think of it as a pagan holiday, I decided to try to use this opportunity to reengage the culture and maybe even evangelize my neighbors. The crazy idea I came up with was to make little shrines to honor a few saints who died as martyrs for their faith in…

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This gorgeous freestanding shrine has been handmade from toasted stoneware with designs in white porcelain stencilled onto it. Every now and then I feel the urge to put feet on things, and this shrine is the result. I used several stencils to get the very tidy patterns that I have put onto this shrine using white porcelain. The designs are fired on, but stand slightly proud of the body of the piece. The whole piece is unglazed so it does have a coarse texture. As with almost all my work it…

"Dreamer" 🦌🌿🌙 - Shadow box is made of wood, and painted with acrylic paint. - Decorated with pieces of clay, wood, metal, paper and found objects. - The grass in box is artificial, the trees are made of real tree branches. - Everything is coated with water based acrylic varnish. - Cleaning with a dry cloth or dust brush. - Measurements - Height 13.5 cm ( 5.3 inches ) Width 8 cm ( 3.1 inches ) Depth 3 cm ( 1.2 inches )

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Marion Westerman on Instagram: "Making a paper mache shrine in a nut shell. A new design, new mold. A great opportunity to show you a little bit more of the process. It’s never just making a shrine. There’s always a lot more. This reel might give you a nice idea of what it takes to make a paper mache shrine… and where not talking about the sanding, painting or varnishing! #workingprogress #papiermache #shrine #papermache #paperpulpmaking #altardecor #howitsmade #paperpulp #papermacheart…

Make a pocket shrine from a matchbox to celebrate a special occasion, as a gift or just for fun. This is an absorbing craft project that is very addictive.

Happy Weekend Everyone! The gorgeous new Artisan Powder Colors are in the shop and ready to ship! I love all four colors, however I think French Sage is my favorite! I'm also partial to Antoinette Pink as well, but part of that may be the cool name! CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE Find ALL Halloween Goodies HERE Read about the Tombstone ATC Contest HERE If you missed the Artisan Powder video I posted last time, you can catch it HERE. While I was perusing Youtube, I also stumbled across and…