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WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
9.5" x 10.5" $165 Ingredients: board from the streets of madison, wisconsin with nino rodriguez; glass from the streets of portland, oregon with joanne licardo; glitter, shells, glass O's, sequins, broken turquoise glass and found string from sandy crouse, pull tab, too; pearls from a thrift store in pittsburg, PA; frame wood are old wood blinds from charlie and edie, the artists who sandy works for, love from shari
made in cincinnati, ohio, on sandy crouse's front porch
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LORD, HELP US FIND OUR WAY
19" x 10" $130 Ingredients:bent wood half of an in-box which joanne licardo found for me at the bins in portland, where i also found the cross and the big fish that someone decorated with felt pens and i finished; jesus fishies from st. vincent de paul's thrift store in madison, wi, with nino rodriguez, love from shari SOLD (thank you Max Daniels in Boston, MA) made in madison, wisconsin on nichole fromm and jm's back porch
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SMILE, DOG LOVES YOU
2.5" $85 Ingredients: broken drawer from the streets of madison, wisconsin, with nino rodriguez; blocks from a thrift store in pittsburg, PA; glitter from sandy crouse; eyes and pull tab, too; beads from kate simmons, love from shari SOLD (thank you susan kuhlman) made in alton, illinois, on ann morrisey's front porch |
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LET YOUR LITTLE LIGHT SHINE
17.5" x 21" $240 Ingredients: painting from the flea market near asbury park, nj with kate mellina; broken car window from the streets of portland, oregon with joanne licardo; shopping bag handle, glitter, beads, shells and turquoise O's from sandy crouse and i think that chain on the back, too, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous) made in sandy crouse's lovely front porch in cincinnati, ohio
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RELAX, DOG'S IN CHARGE
11.5" x 8.5" $160 Ingredients: "boat" from an in box found at the bins in portland, oregon; board from sandy crouse of cincinnati, ohio, same for the pom poms and pull tabs; broken car window from the streets of portland, oregon with joanne licardo; boggle letters from the goodwill in ohio; i forgot what town i was driving through, on the way to cincinnati; handmade building blocks from that flea market near asbury park with kate mellina; glitter from ebay; eyes from a yucca valley thrift store, love from shari SOLD (thank you Richelle Cirino and Mike Turner in Kansas City, MO) made in sandy crouse's lovely front porch in cincinnati, ohio
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WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
about 3" x 8" Ingredients:old drawer found with nino rodriguez (christmas in august) in madison, WI; pull tab on back from a can; pearls from my great collection; glitter, sequins and sparkly circles from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari SOLD (thank you Ann Morrisey, Davidson in Alton, IL) made at the chiara center (they follow much of the teachings of st. francis of assisi and st. clare of assisi, personal favorite saints of mine) in springfield, illinois on my relaxing retreat
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DOG IS GOOD
6" $65 Ingredients: circle board from the yucca valley, calif swap meet; pieces of a boat and green from the bins in portland with joanne licardo; glitter from sandy crouse; rocks from the beach in oregon; my old lipstick; pink bead from kate simmons; pulltab from a can, love from shari SOLD (thank you Lisa and Chuck Schmitz in Kansas City, MO, I had so much fun at their house concert, the final stop on my big summer house concert tour)
made at the chiara center in springfield, illinois
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LET US COUNT OUR BLESSINGS
9.5" x 13.5" $150 Ingredients: masonite board from a yard sale near Guadeloupe, calif; pieces of nichole fromm and jm's headboard for their bed that wasn't sitting flat against the wall and luckily i was traveling with my jigsaw (and drill) and cut off those pieces and now it fits snuggly against the wall (and is secured with some drywall screws), i liked being the jigsaw fairy!; pieces of that yard stick i found in the bins of portland, OR with joanne licardo; string from the beach at the oregon coast; leather bola from kate simmons; peeled paint from my old nova color "portrait tone" paint; foil from the ground; beads, leather, earring and chord from kate simmons; dominos, (they might be handmade with stencils) from st. vincent de paul thrift store with nino rodriguez, love from shari SOLD (thank you Kate Mellina and Dave Christopher in Asbury Park, NJ)
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TWO CATS IN THE YARD
14" x 23" $250 Ingredients: old drawer found with nino rodriguez (christmas in august) in madison, WI; yard sticks from st. vincent de paul thrift store in madison also with nino; drawer handles, flower and wooden things from the bins in portland with joanne licardo; wood from noses for the cats from a yard sale in yucca valley, CA; pearls from the yucca valley swap meet; beads from kate simmons of rancho mirage, CA; wire from joanne licardo of portland, OR, love from shari SOLD (thank you Gary Vaughn in Kingston Springs, TN)
made in madison, wisconsin on nichole fromm and jm's back porch |
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FLOWER POWER
8.5" x 11.5" Ingredients: board from a yard sale near Guadeloupe, california; kate simmons old necklace; driftwood from the beach at the oregon coast, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous)
made in coeur d'alene, idaho |
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE, I'M GONNA LET IT SHINE
11.5" x 14.5" $160 Ingredients: old drawer found with nino rodriguez (christmas in august) in madison, WI; german glass glitter from ebay; jewelry from kate simmons of CA;my loose pearls from here and there; piece of wood from the bins in portland with joanne licardo; mardi gras beads found by joanne at the bins, love from shari SOLD (thank you Jackie Monkarsh in Los Angeles, CA)
made in springfield, illinois at the super 8 motel |
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WELCOME EARTH have a lovely stay
23" x 6" $100 Ingredients: broken drawer from the streets of madison, WI, with nino rodriguez; drift wood from the oregon coast; my old paint brushes; blocks from the bins in portland, OR, with joanne licardo; troll doll from our little friend at lady bee's garage concert/party in san francisco; corks from joanne licardo; pom poms from sandy crouse of ohio; glass eyes from ebay; kate simmon's old necklace; smashed car thing from the streets of portland; pull tab on the back from someone; string are the necklace cords from the jesus fishies, love from shari SOLD (thank you Jackie Hecht in Houston, TX) made in madison, wisconsin on nichole fromm and jm's back porch |
WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
about 6" x 6" $100 Ingredients: sign made for E.'s room which i cut up into 3 pieces found at st. vincent de paul thrift store in madison, wisconsin with nino rodriguez; rocks from a church sale down the street from joanne's house in portland; sequins and glitter from sandy crouse of ohio, where i type this from; chain and pink bead from kate simmons, love from shari SOLD (thank you Kate Simmons in Rancho Mirage, CA)
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REMEMBER TO PLAY EVERY DAY
9.5" x 12" $165 Ingredients: board from a yard sale near Guadeloupe, california; frame wood from the drawers found with nino rodriguez in madison, WI; sand from the beach on the coast of oregon; beads from kate simmon's necklace; shells, angel, cow and pencils from the bins in portland with joanne licardo; love from shari
SOLD (thank you Betty Tand in Texas) made in springfield, illinois at the super 8 motel |
MAY COD BLESS YOU
9" x 7" $50 Ingredients: boat built by zachary and blocks from the bins in portland, OR, with joanne licardo; raisin lid from sandy crouse of ohio; bead from kate simmons, pull tab from the cat's food at art queen, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Laura Archer in California)
i couldn't help it, being amongst so many fellow scandanavian's in wisconsin and minnesota brings this out in me
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WHAT A PERFECT DAY THIS IS
1.5" x 11" $150 Ingredients: paneling from constance walsh; other wood from the desert; letters from ebay, perry hoffman and the swap meet in y.v. and other sales; glass eyes from ebay and a thrift store in JT; pearls from the santa barbara flea market with perry and doug; gold button from kate simmons, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous) made on linda rosewood's porch in santa cruz, calif this is only the 3rd clown i've ever made, i didn't think i like clowns in art but i like my clowns. : ) |
GIRL POWER (cat power)
5" x 7" $45 Ingredients: this is very heavy metal, a 1/4" piece they had to cut from something and left in a pile of cool old metal stuff outside of groveland, calif, on my recent visit to see my dad and step mom; glitter from the yucca valley swamp meet; beads from salina phanara of los angeles, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Rosann Mathias in Wisconsin) made in marian treger's living room in los angeles, calif
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MR. PRESIDENT
8" x 9" $85 Ingredients: old shelf from a sale in the desert; nova color paints and sharpie marker; pull tab from the cats at art queen's cat food, love from shari SOLD (thank you to the melissa and tom rooker family in fairway, kansas) made in marian treger's living room in los angeles, calif |
4 NICE FISHIES
10" x 12" $160 Ingredients: paneling from constance walsh of pioneertown, calif; mismatched "dog noses" cut from wood which i thought would make cute fishies if i do say so mys.elf; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio, sales of the desert and ebay; sequins also from sandy; glass eyes from ebay, love from shari SOLD (thank you meredith fishman in los angeles, calif) made at joanne licardo's house in portland, oregon
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WHAT A PERFECT DAY THIS IS
8" x 10" $130 Ingredients: emily's old art pedestal from her show at true world gallery in joshua tree; rusty caps and glass, etc from the ground mostly in the desert; beads from my new art fan and friend, selina phanara of los angeles, calif, love from shari SOLD (thank you lori indgin in westchester, calif) made in marian treger's living room in los angeles, calif |
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE
9" x 10" $125 Ingredients: paneling from constance walsh in pioneertown, calif; pearls and glitter from the yucca valley swap meet; broken car tail lens from marian trigger of los angeles and my recent visit with her; sand from the coast of oregon; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; pearls and mineral dust from the yucca valley swap meet, love, as always, from shari SOLD (thank you melissa yonge-smith in concord, mass.) made at joanne licardo's house in portland, oregon |
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4 VERY NICE DOGS
14.5" x 14.5" $200 Ingredients: board from the desert (joshua tree, calif); my old nova color paints; glass eyes from ebay; nova color paint; caps from toothpaste, nama shoyu, etc, love from shari SOLD (thank you dava waite peaslee in sherman oaks, calif)
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ANGELS WATCHING OVER US
14.5" x 13" $125 Ingredients: board i brought from the desert; cat, duck whistle, pig and angels from the santa barbara flea market with perry and doug; dice letters are a gift from perry hoffman and i left all of my letters on the porch in santa cruz at kate and linda's house; other letters from the swap meet in yucca valley and ebay; buttons from a yard sale near santa ynez, ca; broken car tail lens from marian treger and my recent visit in los angeles; hinge from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; sequins from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari SOLD (thank you katiana mckelvy in encino, calif) made on linda rosewood's porch in santa cruz, calif
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I FEEL PRETTY
14" x 13" $200 written in march, 2002, when i lived in kansas city and just visited my cabin for vacation getaways: Ingredients: old crate from out at the cabin; pencils, erasers, fish lure and watch bands from ramona otto of santa monica; wire from jennifer field of kansas city, mo; things i found on the ground (old sun-baked plastic); the mirror at the cabin which ramona gave me, which sadly broke when a gust of wind blew it over, love from shari made in my cabin in morongo valley, CA, march 2002 SOLD (thank you Corinne Warner in Vermont) from shari's private collection |
ELVIS AND HIS CHICKEN Elvis: "wanna play yahtzee?" Chicken: "ok, but you always cheat"
14" x 19.5" $125 Ingredients: board from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; chicken from sandy crouse of ohio, same for the wood frame pieces (made for quilters to cut their squares--6" and 5"); other wood from my scrap boxes; eyes and elvis wood hair from the yucca valley swap meet; pull tabs on back from the cats' food; letters from sales and ebay and from friends, love from shari
SOLD (mahalo Hans Riecke on Maui, HI)
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BOB WELCOME FISH
9.5 x 7" $45 15" x 9" $60 Ingredients: nancy fuller's old fence in LA; glitter, raisin canister lids and checkers from sandy crouse of ohio; sparkly mineral dust from pam and sue's estate sale in yucca valley; eyes from ebay; puka shells from a necklace i got at a sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Miss Terri Ford the Glory of the Continent in Minneappolis, MN) SOLD (thank you Laura Archer in Calabasas, CA)
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HOW 'BOUT A KISS?
5" x 7" $65 Ingredients: cut wood from a box of those from the yucca valley swap meet, same for the plastic eyes which i bought a bag of years ago; nose wood from sandy crouse of cincinatti, OH, who i will be visiting on my road trip this summer, pulltab from the cats, love from shari SOLD (thank you Deb Lacusta in Pacific Palisades, CA)
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GIRL POWER
5" x 5.5" $75 Ingredients: board from my cabin; glitter from ebay; pearls from the swap meet; pull tab from the cats' food, love and strength from shari
SOLD (thank you Kate Melina)
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THIS WAY TO THE FUN
14" x 8.5" (cross makes it 2.5" taller) $150 Ingredients: this old box from the yucca valley swap meet; bridesmaids and jesus figures from the thrift stores of the desert and friends; letters from ebay and the swap meet and sales; cross from sandy crouse or bianca juarez of chicago, love from shari SOLD (thank you Joyce Wensley in Delta, BC) it was so nice to be there that day that joyce stumbled upon the crochet museum on her visit from BC, Canada last month. it was a week i was trying my new plan of working on art 20 hours a week instead of 10. that was the same week Rainn Wilson came by and twittered about me and my art (and i got something like 5,000 hits on my website the next day). well, my 20 hours of art making per week only lasted 2 weeks, but good things came out of it. p.s. it is raining in the desert now, heavenly!
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DOG IS EVERYWHERE
41" x 20" $400 Ingredients: cool old rusty metal frame thing from way out in wonder valley during high desert test sites a few years ago and which i have been saving for a special piece; paintings from the stuff we got for art queen from moby dick's art collection, i don't think he painted those paintings, he did folk art and would sign his name on paintings he found (like someone we know); wood from art queen storage; glass eyes from ebay; pearls from the swap meet; wooden beads from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous) |
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GOD
15" x 11" $40 Ingredients: lovely unsigned portrait of hilary clinton from robert fischer's yard sale in palm springs a few months ago; vintage pink german glass glitter from ebay, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Miss Terri Ford the Glory of the Continent in Minneappolis, MN) |
QUEEN OF THIS PALACE
23" x 13" $250 Ingredients: wood from the recycle yard in santa monica; picket fence from the side walks of alta dena; electrical cord which i found in a thrift store in yucca valley, ca; take out food container; rocks from bourget brothers in santa monica; milk bottle caps from nancy fuller and david and jesse; and apple juice bottle caps from wild oats; pearls from laura at john muir flea market; old rope from some place, love, as always, from shari SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA) from shari's private collection! made in february of 1999
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WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
8 x 8" $75 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; beads and jewels and glitter from sandy crouse of ohio and friends and the swap meet; shells and bracelet from the swap meet; wire on back from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Patti Neighmond in Los Angeles, CA) |
DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY WELCOME FISH
12" x 6" $40 (don't worry be happy) 11.5 x 7" $50 (welcome) Ingredients:old fences from nancy fuller of los angeles and a fence company in DHS; raisin canister lids and glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; mineral dust from pam and sue's estate sale in yucca valley; eyes from ebay; pull tabs on back from the art queen kitties' food, love from shari
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HAPPY HAPPENS
10.5" x 6" $45 Ingredients: wood fish shape from a box of wood things from the yucca valley swap meet; plastic eye from ebay; pulltab from the cats' food, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Krishna Daly in Los Angeles, CA)
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QUEEN OF THIS PALACE
23" x 13" $250 Ingredients: wood from the recycle yard in santa monica; picket fence from the side walks of alta dena; electrical cord which i found in a thrift store in yucca valley, ca; take out food container; rocks from bourget brothers in santa monica; milk bottle caps from nancy fuller and david and jesse; and apple juice bottle caps from wild oats; perals from laura at john muir flea market; old rope from some place, love, as always, from shari SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA) from shari's private collection! made in february of 1999
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And God said "all of you, go and spread your sparkly goodness on all the land, and try not to take yourself so seriously" That's what I think she said.
9" x 6" $100 Ingredients: the old ceiling from my studio at art queen; frame wood from the old window frame in my studio; old blind from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; eyes and some glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; other glitter from sales of the desert; wire from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari
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MRS. WRITE
7" x 7.5" $75 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; beads from sandy crouse of ohio; pull tab (on back) from the art queen kitties' cat food, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Kitty Brophy on the Big Island in Hawaii)
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DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE
5.5" x 5.5" $55 Ingredients: piece of a board that was holding up my box spring mattress for years; glass eyes from ebay; toy wagon from the swap meet, which i took apart for parts; pull tab from the cats, love from shari
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LIFE IS A BIG DANCE
6" x 7.5" $100 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; old plastic shuttlecock from ebay; green painted wood scrap from ramona otto of santa monica; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from that estate sale pam and sue put on, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)
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MR. PRESIDENT
6.5" x 7" $75 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; wire from pam and sue's estate sale; nova color paints, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Lisa O'Brien in Los Angeles, CA)
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LEONARD COHEN
6" x 9" $100 Ingredients: my old ceiling from my studio at art queen; pieces of wood from hans riecke of maui, HI; letter from ebay; old wooden blinds i think from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; wire from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Deb Lacusta in Pacific Palisades, CA)
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EVERY LITTLE SOUL MUST SHINE, SHINE, EVERY LITTLE SOUL MUST SHINE
8.5" x 9" $75 Ingredients: made in the 6-40 motel in idaho falls, co; june 3, 2009, waiting for the leonard cohne concert, which was postponed due to rain, and is rescheduled for june 4, 2009. made from an old shelf from some sale; sharpie marker and paint pens from the art supply store in flagstaff, arizona, with scott katz and constance walsh, love from shari
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WISH FAIRY POODLE
10.5" x 10.5" $200 (from my private collection) Ingredients: old shelf from the yucca valley swap meet, same for the cut off wood thing; necklace made by anna of ten women gallery in santa monica, ca; pink glitter from a kc, ks swap meet; tin foil from leftovers; sand from outside my door at art queen; leather skirt hem from someone; rhinestones from a corss with jesus from a desert thrift store; cop from the small glues we used at the LA zoo's earth day festival, love from shari SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside and La Jolla, CA)
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GIRL POWER
20" x 26" $300 Ingredients: frame and board from constance walsh and her yard sale; beads from sales and sandy crouse and other friends; glitter from ebay; vintage thread sample also from sandy crouse; turquoise pieces from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Kim Ward in Long Beach, CA)
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ROCKSTAR from the Art QUeen postcard from the show there 2 years ago
10" x 12.5" $175 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; other wood from out in the desert; cap from glitter or something; paint brush from nancy fuller of los angeles; pearls and scrabble letters from the yucca valley swap meet and also from judy wishart of JT, love from shari
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GLITTER PUSS with her ball of string
9" x 10" $120 Ingredients: old shelf from constance walsh, i think she also gave me the frame wood, some old wooden blinds; other wood from art queen storage; pearls and dark pink glitter from the yucca valley swap meet; other glitter and glass eyes from ebay; my old lipstick cap; pipe cleaners from a variety mart;; pull tab from the cats' food, love from shari SOLD (thank you Tracy Vaugh in Nashville, TN, she found me when Rainn Wilson twittered about me and my art after visiting Art Queen)
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WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
6" x 15.5" $120 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; pen caps from ramona otto and her 5th graders at mirman in los angeles; turquoise pieces from the yucca valley swap meet; shells from some sale;pull tab from the art queen kitties; sand from the beach in ny, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Rita Garlington in Los Angeles, CA)
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DO NOT FEAR THE DEEP
16" x 5.5" $120 Ingredients: board from the desert; toy wagon i took apart; beads and rocks and other things from friends and sales; string from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Lisa Boulanger in San Diego, CA)
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GIRL POWER
5" x 5.5" $80 Ingredients: board from my cabin; glitter from ebay; pearls from the swap meet; pull tab from the cats' food, love and strenght from shari
SOLD (thank you Susan Funderburk)
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THIS IS DOG'S COUNTRY
36" x 30.5" $280 Ingredients: painting aquired at Moby Dick's old place in Landers, CA, that bob fisher took me and randy polumbo to a couple years ago; frame, eyes and pearls from the swap meet in yucca valley, ca; bead from marilyn frandsen of los angleles, love from shari SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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WELCOME TO DOG'S COUNTRY
20" x 24" $240 Ingredients: frame from the swap meet in yucca valley, ca; eyes from ebay; bead from marilyn frandsen of los angeles; pearls from the swap meet; 2-sided painting aquired at Moby Dick's old place in Landers that bob fisher took me and randy polumbo to a couple years ago, love from shari SOLD (thank you Deb Lacusta of Los Angeles, CA)
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HAPPY FLOWERS
6" $75 Ingredients: old paint can lid from art queen storage; broken coffee table which hurricane ike broke and which sandy crouse sent from ohio; smashed can lids from the ground; chain from spicey warner; wire from a sale, love from shari
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JUST BEE
6.5" x 6.5" $65 Ingredients: my old ceiling from my studio at art queen in joshua tree, ca; toy wagon from the swap meet and which i took apart; glitter from ebay and the sales of the desert; eyes from a jt thrift store; mineral glitter from an estate sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Guy Hankel in Madison, WI)
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FRIENDLY MONSTER
6" $70 Ingredients: old paint can lid from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; pearls from broken necklaces from the swap meet and sales of the desert; wood from art queen storage; paint and wire from sales of the desert; love from shari SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in New York)
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KITTY
4" x 10" $55 Ingredients: old kitchen strainer from a sale in the desert; wire also; rhinestone button from a friend; glass eyes from ebay; very old nails from some very old wood from the desert, love from shari SOLD (thank you someone is gonna surprise someone)
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6.5" x 5" $55 Ingredients: that old toy wagon i took apart which is from the swap meet; things from frie3nds andmy collection of things; string from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Deb Lacusta of Los Angeles, CA)
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAM
10.5" x 15" $240 Ingredients: handmade box/prop from the yucca valley swap meet; dogs (black dog is old plastic, poodle is wood) from sandy crouse of ohio; necklaces, etc, from marilyn frandsen's junk drawer; other stuff from friends; letters from ebay and ramona otto and friends, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous)
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SOME BUNNY LOVES YOU
8" x 6.5" was $100 SALE $50 Ingredients: wood flooring from constance walsh of pioneertown; frame wood from hans riecke of maui; shells from the yucca valley swap meet; pipe cleaner and vintage thread sample from sandy crouse of ohio; wire on back from a yard sale in the desert, love from shari SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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THE NEW IMPROVED ME
8" x 5" $60 Ingredients: wood from the old ceiling from my studio at art queen; toy wagon from the swap meet which i took apart; glitter from ebay and sales in the desert; string and mineral dust from an estate sale in the deserrt; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio, love and goodness from shari SOLD (thank you Cheryl Washington in Los Angeles, CA)
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THE EYE OF GOD
SOLD (thank you Evelina Petrauska in Toronto, Canada)
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I'M STICKING WITH YOU CUZ I'M MADE OUT OF GLUE
8.5" x 12" $170 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; frame wood from hans riecke of maui; rusty nails from old wood; old glue containers from the ground; broom pieces from ramona otto; letters from some friends, sales, ebay, brady vest of kc, mo; pull tab from the cats; food, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous)
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BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM DOG
18" x 11" $240 Ingredients: board from art queen storage; same for the wood; old hose found way out in wonder valley during andrea zittel's high desert test sites a couple years ago; broken patio table which hurricane ike broke in ohio and sandy crouse sent to me; pearls from the swap meet; tooth paste cap from max daniels in boston; eyes from ebay; beautiful twisted branch from some place i forgot, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA, Susan is thinking she needs to go to Elf Anonymous)
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I WANNA BE YOUR DOG
12" x 5" $50 Ingredients: smashed water bottle from the streets of europe with my sister shelley july 2008; block from bianca juarez of chicago; cap from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from something, love from shari
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DOG BLESS AMERICA
21" x 16.5" $220 Ingredients: desert painting from the elk's club yard sale in morongo valley; wood from art queen storage; eyes from ebay; pearls from the yucca valley swap meet; cap from toothpaste; wire from an estate sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Tim Carter in West Palm Beach, Florida)
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JUST BEE
3.5" x 4" $55 Ingredients: piece of bookend from the yucca valley swap meet; glitter and eyes from the sales and thrift stores of the desert; pull tab from the cat's food, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Devon D, i just love Devon's poem: I just want the bee!
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BEATRICE FISH
made for beatrice's door
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WHAT A PERFECT DAY THIS IS
11" x 9" $125 Ingredients: piece of paneling from constance walsh of pioneertown; shells from the santa barbara flea market with perry and doug; pieces of drift wood and pretty gray sand from the coast of oregon; carved whale from a yard sale in california somewhere on my trip; googly eyes from sandy crouse of ohio (i had to bring along a good supply of them on my trip), love from shari
SOLD (thank you eva fitts in joshua tree, california) made at joanne licardo's house in portland, oregon
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WOMAN IN HER UNDERWEAR RUSHING TO GREET THE VERY HAPPY NEW DAY
11" x 13" $100 Ingredients: painting from the yucca valley swap meet, written on back: "For my beautiful Granddaughter Fallon D. Rrussellsteem, Sept. 23rd 1968, Love Grandma CARMEN" it is titled "Blue Happiness" , acrylic by Beryl Adams, i hope beryl adams would not mind my collaborating with her.
love from shari
SOLD (thankyou Kate Mellina)
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ROCKSTAR
10" x 12" $180 Ingredients: wood and board from art queen storage; frame wood from that old window in my studio; caps from sparkling water; eyes from ebay; pearls from the yucca valley swap meet; cap from a broken smashed bottle found on the road behind art queen; leonard knight of salvation mountain by the salton sea, gave me some of his old paint brushes on a visit there last year with linda bailey; pull tab on back from the cats' food, love from shari
SOLD (thank you anonymous)
this is similar to the postcard piece from art queen's rockstar art show, but it is a different one, i always liked that piece and wanted to make another. |
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YES WE CAN
14.5" x 13" $200 Ingredients: board from the swap meet, same for the threads (and yard sales and thrift stores); trowels also from the yucca valley swap meet; rusty things found on the ground in the desert; pull tabs from the art queen kitties' food; wire from an old painting, love from shari
SOLD (thankyou Michael Hall in Boston, MA) this was a special request by michael hall in boston who will get first choice at it
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THE NEW IMPROVED ME
12" x 4.5" $60 Ingredients: piece of my old work bench that i bought at the yucca valley swap meet, and i love it!; string and glitter from some desert sales; pulltab on back from the cat's food, love from shari SOLD (thank you Tina Ryman in Chatham, NJ)
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DOG IS EVERYWHERE
18" x 14" $140 Ingredients: desert painting from the yucca valley swap meet; perals i mean pearls also; eyes from ebay; cap from toothpaste, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in NY)
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JUST BEE
3.5" x 6" $60 Ingredients: piece of bookend from the yucca valley swap meet; glitter and eyes from the sales and thrift stores of the desert; pull tab from the cat's food, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in NY, yay! she's back)
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LET'S GO BOWLING
8" x 13" $140 Ingredients: hardwood flooring from constance walsh of pioneertown, calif; frame from my old window in my studio at art queen; letters from ebay, the swap meet and sales; scraps of wood from my collection; super ball from ramona otto; piece of pvc from hans riecke on maui; old broom from ramona otto, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Nancy Lovett, friend of Joyce Davis, in Los Angeles, CA)
note from shari: my little sister, shelley hefner, used to say "let's go bowling" a lot when we were growing up |
BUTTERFLY
4.5" x 5.5" $45 Ingredients: smashed can and rusty wire from the road somewhere out here in the desert; mix of glitter, beads, sequins and aquarium rocks from my collection; clothespin from a friend; wire from eileen hale of grass valley, ca, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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FRIENDLY SPIDER
11.5" x 5" $75 Ingredients: board from the desert; my old spa sandal; brushes and broken glasses found on the ground, in parking lots or the road mostly in the desert; eyes from ebay; string on back from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you MaryEllen Podgorski)
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YES WE CAN
9" x 5" $45 Ingredients: smashed can and rusty wire from the desert; sequins from pam and sue's estate sale in morongo valley, CA, love from shari SOLD (thank you anonymous)
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I WANNA BE YOUR DOG
8" x 4" $50 Ingredients: smashed plastic bottle from the desert, same for the rusty wire, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Joyce Deep in Los Angeles)
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THE NEW IMPROVED ME
7" x 4.5" $65 Ingredients: car part from the ground in the desert; yarn from sandy crouse in ohio, love from shari SOLD (thank you Joyce Deep in Los Angeles)
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HAPPY FLOWERS
9" x 11" $120 on sale now $85 Ingredients: painting and frame from some yard sales in the desert; glass and caps found on a recent walk behind art queen in joshua tree; pearls from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari SOLD (thank you Wavey Davey Garner in Sacramento, CA)
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QUEEN OF THIS PLACE
8.5" was $120 on sale now $75 Ingredients: wood circle from Constance Walsh of pioneertown; string, craft rocks, pearls and scrabble game letters from the sales of the desert; pull tab from a can; nylon rope found on a walk in the desert, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Vickie Trancho in Glen Oaks, NY)
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BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED
4.5" x 7.5" $85 Ingredients: wood flooring fro constance walshe of pioneertown, CA; bottle caps and things from my walks behind art queen; pearls from the swap meet; broken table top which hurricane ike broke and sandy crouse sent me from ohio; ; pull tab from the cats' food, love from shari SOLD (thank you Toxi in Los Angeles, CA)
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WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
8" x 9" $150 Ingredients: flooring board and frame wood from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; mix of glass, glitter and beads from my collections; shells and rhinestones from the yucca valley swap meet; wire and string from pam and sue's estate sale; piece of road glass from the dirt road behind art queen in joshua tree, love from shari SOLD (thank you Kiwi in Kansas City)
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GOOFBALLS
9" x 3" x 3" $100 Ingredients: homemade box and golf balls and other bouncing balls from the swap meet and sales of the desert; eyes from ebay; pom poms from nancy fuller and sandy crouse, love from shari SOLD (thank you Anonymous)
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SHELF FISH
7" x 6.5" $55 Ingredients: shon myer's old shelf he made in shop class in 1991; buttons from ramona otto of santa monica; my old sap sandal; glitter from some sale, love from shari
SOLD (thank you Lelde Gilman in Portland, OR)
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WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM
8" x 9" $130 Ingredients: flooring board from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; frame wood from ramona otto of santa monica; mix of glass, glitter and beads from my collections; shells and rhinestones from the yucca valley swap meet; wire from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari SOLD (thank you Laura Archer in Northern California)
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BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED
6" x 7.5" $65 Ingredients: flooring board from constance walsh of pioneertown, ca; buttons from ramona otto and sales in the desert; string from pam and sue's estate sale, love from shari SOLD (thank you Chris Myung!)
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I WANNA BE YOUR DOG
8" x 4" $75 Ingredients: board from emily's pedestal from her show at True World Gallery in JT, CA; craft sticks from sandy crouse of ohio; chess piece from some sale; string and towel on back from the sales of the desert, love from shari SOLD (thank you Lelde Gilman in Portland, OR)
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