Hello Friend! Here are some of my favorite good and sturdy art from trash pieces from 2011. Thanks for having a look!

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CHINESE PROVERB

5" x 5" $28

Ingredients: old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; wire from the yv swap meet; lady from the beauty salon; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jackie Monkarsh in Los Angeles, CA)

WE'RE FROM THE SAME STAR

9.5" X 9.5" $70

Ingredients:old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; wire and pearls from yucca valley swap meet; glitter from donation creation in JT, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Pamela Romanow in Wayland, MA)

THE SERENITY PRAYER

7.5 " x 9" $50

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; letters from sandy crouse of ohio; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from "shar"

Sold (thank you Elizabeth Smith)

LEO THE LION

9.5" x 9.5" $95

Ingredients: old shelfs from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; wooden cat from the yucca valley swap meet, brass wire too; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Betty Tand in Kingwood, TX)

THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT

10" x 10" $95

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; wood frame wood from an old dresser at art queen; pieces of wood from my collections; letters from ebay and sales and friends same for pencils and eyes; wire from yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

TWIRLING ATTRACTORS OF GOODNESS

8" x 9.5" $80

Ingredients: piece of old shelfs from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; beach rocks from the beach; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

WELCOME TO EARTH

5.5" x 4" $20

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; wire from yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Ann Magnuson in Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, CA)

LOAVES AND FISHIES

(jesus: "welcome to my sandwich shop!")

(inky the cat: "bowl of crunchies, please")

8" x 9" $80

Ingredients: old board from my old pink shelf at art queen; wood squares from the yucca valley swap meet; jewels from bobby furst of joshua tree; piece of firewood i was chopping; wire also from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you martha neumann from michigan, who i had a lovely visit with today in my studio)

SOMETIMES I NEED A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE

5.5" x 9.5" $45

Ingredients: old board from the desert; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jacquie Hecht in Bellaire, TX)

QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE

23.5 " x 10.5" $125 sale, now $100

Ingredients: board from the desert; frame wood from art queen storage; beads from my collections; old chord from sandy crouse of ohio; tin from the desert; wire too, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Julia Buckley in Riverside, and Joshua Tree, CA)

YIN AND YANG

8.5" x 10" $100

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; spools of thread from sandy crouse of ohio and also from the sales of my life; eyes from ebay; plaster movie title letters from donation creation in joshua tree; wood plugs from a thrift store in JT, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Dr. Pat Allen in Newport Beach, CA)

I AM FREE

3.25" x 5" $20

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; sand from pam and sue's estate sale; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jack Pierson in NYC and Wonder Valley, CA)

CHANGE HAPPENS

6" x 6.5" $55

Ingredients: board from a recent estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; change from my trip to europe with my sister shelley 3 summers ago; corn cob from jack and brian's yard in wonder valley; glitter from donation creation in JT; wire from the swap meet; pipe cleaners from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jamie Frey in Pennsylvania)

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES

5.5" x 7.5" $40

Ingredients: old board from the desert; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Helena Ragone and Barbara in Vermont)

I AM A MONEY MAGNET

8.5" x 11" $100

Ingredients: old board from the desert; wood scraps from my collections; coins from my mom's purse, i let some of her clothes go to the women's shelter and kathy barta this past week and those are all the coins that were in her purse and some extra coins from my purse; threads from my old towel; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Joanne Licardo in Portland, OR)

BEELIEVE

IN YOUR SWEET LITTLE SELF

5.5" x 4.5" $45

Ingredients: old drawer from an old dresser at art queen; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; eyes too; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Betty Tand in Houston, TX)

DOG STAR

6.5" x 9.5" $55

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; scraps of wood from my collections; letters and eyes from ebay; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; bead from someone generous, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Seelig from New York, visiting with Pam Lange at my studio today)

DON'T FENCE ME IN

8" x 4" $60

Ingredients: old shelf from my airstream trailer; small scraps of wood from my collections; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet; string from something, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Carla Kaplan in Jamaica Plain, MA)

BUTT EXERCISE CHART

FLEX, RELAX, TIGHTEN UP

12" x 5" $50 SALE $25 and that includes shipping!

Ingredients: old board from the desert; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; brilliant idea from god, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jonathan Scott in Jamaica Plain, MA)

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE

6.5" x 13" $70

Ingredients: old drawer from an old dresser at art queen; letters from ebay; scraps of wood from my collection of stuff; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; spool from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Gal Pal Val Levine in Bellport, NY)

DON'T WORRY, WE'RE ALL GOD'S LITTLE CARTOONS

8" x 3.5" $35

Ingredients: scraps of wood from my collections; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Heidi Fry-Nolte in Fayetteville, NC, her very first elfs!)

WOMAN DANCING TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER

17" x 13" $120

Ingredients: old board from the desert; ryan's old and broken drumsticks; and drumstick with yarn i found 3 of at a yucca valley estate sale years ago and which finally have all been destroyed from vigorous use; letters and anagram game from ebay; scrabble letters from lisa gelber and the santa monica museum of art; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; shell mixture from donation creation in joshua tree, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

YOU GET MORE BEES WITH HONEY

16" x 12" $110

Ingredients: old drawer from old dresser from art queen; piece of wood trim from something; eyes from the yucca valley swap meet; fake pukas from a thrift store; letters from ebay and sales; my old lipstick cap; bees with names (one of them is named "dana") from sandy crouse of ohio; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Martha Ramos in Baldwin Park, CA, her first Shari Elf art purchase!!!! yay!!!)

note from shari: this is a bear (not a dog but i guess it could be a dog). and that is a saying my mom, Pelf, always used to say. she was in amway.

THE DANCER

16" x 21" $175

Ingredients: old drawer from an old dresser from unit 2 at art queen; mardi gras beads and necklaces were a generous gift from bobby furst of joshua tree, calif; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

WHERE ARE WE GOING IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO LOVE?

15" x 27.5" $160 SALE $125

Ingredients: board from art queen; pieces of hardwood flooring from bobby furst of joshua tree; bees from sandy crouse of ohio; bugs, too; old hose from my cabin; letters mostly from ebay and also church rummage sales; chain on back from some other project; curlers from the thrift stores of my life, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

DO NOT FEAR THE DEEP

7.5" x 16" $100 SALE $65

Ingredients: board from the desert; pearls and shells from the sales of my life; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Robert Greenwald in Jamaica Plain, MA)

HARVEST MOON

4.5" x 4.5" $35

Ingredients: craft stick box i got years ago at a los angeles yard sale; glitter and eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; letters from donation creation in joshua tree; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Tracy Vaughn in Nashville, TN)

SHUT UP

9.5" x 34.5" $70

Ingredients: board from the old Hollywood video store (it was a video shelf); nova color paints; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Nichole Fromm in Madison, WI)

"BIG MONEY" OR "NICKLE FOR YOUR THOUGHTS"

29" x 24" $75

Ingredients: board was from the "garden of manifest destiny" art piece, spray painted silver; wire from the yucca valley swap meet,love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jack Pierson of NYC and WOnder Valley, CA)

FANCY MIRROR QUEEN

25" x 22" $175
Ingredients: old and weathered wooden bowl from the junk store down the road in JT, the same place i found Bunny the Crochet Alligator many years ago; rope from sandy crouse of ohio; pearls from the yucca valley swap meet; old mirrors from amy coanne of santa monica and also of Gracie, at the Santa Monica Museum of ARt; tin from art queen, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Amy Shaw of Boca Raton, FL)

IT'S GOOD TO BE TIDY

15" x 27.5" $130
Ingredients: painting from a thrift store in the desert; glitter from sandy crouse of Cincinnati, ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Eva Fitts in Joshua Tree, CA)

PONY

16" x 12" $70

Ingredients: old shelves from the old Hollywood video store, in yucca valley, calif (it was a video shelf); piece of the old roof from my art studio in joshua tree, calif; craft sticks, eye and that string tassel from sandy crouse of ohio; brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, but i think you know that, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Megan Crowder in Columbus, IN)

DUCKS IN A ROW

37 " x 7" x 3.5" $140

Ingredients: old shelves from the old Hollywood video store, in yucca valley, calif (it was a video shelf); green weekly mail box (i think) found in an alley in Louisville, KY with randy polumbo a few years ago (Louisville folk fest); scrabble jr letters from ebay; plastic golf tees from ramona otto of santa monica,ca; googly eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; pulltabs from cans; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Elena Megalos in Brooklyn, NY)

GLITTER KITTEN

5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: piece of drawer from an old dresser at art queen; glitter, cork and eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; craft stick box (i took apart) from a long ago yard sale in los angeles when i used to live there, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Sasoon Markarian in Glendale, CA, he prints my t-shirts!)

THIS WAY TO ANOTHER PLACE

34.5" x 9.5" $100

Ingredients:old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; nova color paints, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Enrique Aguirre in Los Angeles, CA)

HERE ARE SOME PEOPLE LINING UP TO SEE YOUR SOLD OUT SHOW

6.5" x 6.5" $50

Ingredients: old drawer from an old dresser at art queen; scraps of wood from my collections; threads from an old towel and sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Kate Mellina from the New Jersey shore soon to be Center City, PA)

CHILL OUT

35" x 35" $250

Ingredients: old swamp cooler cover; glitter from donation creation; nova color paints; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in Center Moriches, NY)

RELAX, DOG'S IN CHARGE

5" x 5.5" $45

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scraps of wood from my collections; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in Center Moriches, NY)

this is a collaboration with my studio assistant and bandmate, ryan, sometimes i ask him to start a piece for me or make me a challenge piece.

DON'T FORGET TO SHINE YOUR LIGHT (ESPECIALLY IN THE DARKNESS)

6" x 6" $45

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; sun dried lime from brian Meola of wonder valley and NYC and our recent photo shoot GQ style; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Brian Meola in NYC and Wonder Valley, CA)

IGGY POP

8" x 9.5" $30

Ingredients: old video shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Lisa O'Brian in Los Angeles, CA)

PEOPLE LINING UP AROUND THE BLOCK TO BUY YOUR LATEST CD

6.5" x 7.5" $50

Ingredients: cabinet from my airstream trailer; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Ann Gould in Ramona, CA)

MAN WHO WANT'S TO BE YOUR COSMETOLOGIST

5" X 5" $15

Ingredients:old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; wire and from yucca valley swap meet; man from the yellow pages; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jana Cook in NYC)

IT'S NAKED LESBIAN DAY

8" x 9.5" $50

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; brass wire from the yucca valley swap met, love from shari

("Naked Lesbian Day", was created by Rosa and Melissa of Joshua Tree, Sunday is NLD in their house)

(thank you to Rosa and Melissa in Joshua Tree)

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT, BEA

5" x 5" $15

Ingredients: old video shelf from the old hollywoody video store in yucca valley; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you someone has a surprise for bea)

GOOFBALLS

4.5" x 5" $85

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywoody video store in yucca valley; brass wire from the swap meet; beads from bobby furst of JT; balls (some found on his walks) from john luckett's yard sale, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

TREE OF CIRCLES (MAY THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN)

2.5" x 4" at the base, 10" tall $25

Ingredients: some old bracelets from long ago, sardine can from long ago; branch from my yard when i lived in santa monica, calif; wooden ball from my collections, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Heather Hood in South Dakota)

I'M TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT COOKIES

4.5" x 7" $45

Ingredients: board from art queen storage; cork from a friend; bead from bobby furst of JT; plaster letters from donation creation in JT; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

PRESS THIS BUTTON TO STOP DOING STUPID THINGS

6" x 5.5" $50

Ingredients: board from art queen storage; scraps of wood from hans riecke of maui and the swap meet; letters from donation creation of joshua tree; the wire is also from the swap meet; button from a yard sale; jewel (which i painted red) from bobby furst of joshua tree, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Heather Hood in South Dakota)

WHAT WOULD CHER DO? UM, CHER, DID YOU PUT JELLO IN MY SHOE? HA! YES I DID!

7.5" x 8.75"

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; corks from joanne Licardo in portland, OR; wood scraps from my collections; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

someone is going to give this to Cher along with a "what would cher do?" t-shirt

MR. NICE GUY

9" x 5.5" $60

Ingredients: board from alice Mckay in stockbridge, GA; pieces of an old drawer from art queen (scraps from fishes i was making); bead from bobby furst; letters from donation creation in JT; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Gene Chmiel in Clinton, CT)

I ENJOY A CHALLENGE

7" x 7" $60

Ingredients: wood from art queen; glitter from sandy crouse; scraps from my collections; wire from the YV swap meet; challenge from ryan; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Anita Saleh in Bloomfield Hills, MI)

NOW THIS IS LIVIN'!

18" x 22" $140

Ingredients: painting (june lake 1944) by Biats; canoe is a piece of my old airstream's cabinets; eyes from ebay; toothpaste cap; twisties from somethings; pipe cleaners from a broken pipe cleaner cricket; thing from a tire from the ground at "big O", tires in yucca valley; rhinestones from a recent sale; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michele Baron, friend of Susan Kuhlman in East Moriches, NY)

HERE ARE SOME BUTTONS FOR YOU TO PRESS

7" x 7" $25

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my old airstream trailer; buttons from a yucca valley estate sale; wire from the YV swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Brynn Hausmann in Los Angeles, CA)

DIVINE ORDER

9.5" x 34.5" $120

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, love from shari

(note from shari, i like to say this and everything seems to fall into place)

SOLD (thank you Jack Pierson in Wonder Valley, CA and NYC)

MORE BUTTONS FOR YOU TO PRESS

6.5" x 7.5 $35

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; buttons and brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Lori Indgin in Westchester, CA)

SOME NICE FOLKS

WHO WANT TO PAY YOU

LOTS OF MONEY

FOR YOUR ART

3" x 7.5" $25

Ingredients: piece of dresser from art queen; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jack Pierson in Wonder Valley, CA and NYC)

HERE ARE SOME BUTTONS FOR YOU TO PRESS

5" x 5.25" $20

Ingredients: piece of my airstream trailer; wire from the YV swap meet, buttons too; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Carla Kaplan in Boston, MA)

DOG WITH TOOTHBRUSH LEGS

6.5" x 7.5 $60

Ingredients: some old toothbrushes from sales and me; old paint brush from a generous friend and her mother; rusty old nut and washer from the ground; spiral from my old notebook; piece of wood from something; beads from bobby furst of joshua tree; end of a broom or something, love from shari

SOLD (thank you John Cassidy in Palo Alto, CA)

WHAT WOULD SOMEONE WHO LOVES HERSELF DO?

3.5" x 5.5" $20

Ingredients: scraps of wood from lisa gelber who got them from a violin maker in LA; other scraps of wood from my collections; bead from bobby furst of JT; brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Barbara Strassel at Poppy in Morro Bay, CA)

GIRL REACHING FOR THE MOON

3" x 8" $20
Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Joyce Carlson in Pacific Palisades, CA, it will be hanging next to Georgia o Keefe's "Ladder To The Moon" in her bedroom)

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT SUE

2.75" x 4.25 $12

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in YV; wire from YV swap meet;love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jeannie Elias)

I KNOW WORRYING WORKS 'CAUSE EVERYTHING I HAVE WORRIED ABOUT HAS NEVER HAPPENED

8.5" x 6" $25

Ingredients: linoleum tile from lisa gelber and the santa monica museum of art; wire from the yv swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Danielle Haber in San Diego, CA)

I'M JUST SITTING HERE WATCHING THE WHEELS GO ROUND AND ROUND

7" x 8.5" $70

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen;water faucet things from YV swap meet; things i found on the ground and my old spice thing; beads from bobby furst; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Madge Woods in Los Angeles, CA)

note from shari, those wheels circle around when you spin them

EVERY GIRL IS A PRINCESS

15" x 12" $45

Ingredients: painting from a thrift store in yucca valley; glitter and frame from donation creation, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Maggie Ellis in Los Angeles, CA)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

7.5" x 7" $50

Ingredients: board from art queen; letters from ebay and the sales of my life; scrap of wood (cake) from my collections of those; glitter from donation creation in joshua tree; jewels from bobby furst of JT; bear from a friend; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Gayle Kusatsu in Van Nuys, CA)

JUDGEMENT DAY: MAY 21, 2011

note from shari: it seems like judgment should have 2 e's

18.5" x 22" $150

Ingredients: Edna Tharp's painting from a thrift store in the desert; scottish doll from Jimmy Buster; yellow man (head was used in another piece) from Ryan; dog chewed barbie and other dolls from John Luckett's yard sale; letters from ebay and church sales; other things from Bobby Furst, friends and other sales; dirt from an estate sale (Pam and Sue's) in yucca valley; wood trim from my collection at art queen, same for the other scraps of wood, doll arm, etc, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Kitty Brophy in Kailua, Hawaii, adding to her collection of Shari Elf rapture pieces)

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE

19" x 22.5" $70

Ingredients: painting from a thrift store or yard sale or swap meet years ago, in fact there were 2 the same that i bought; frame (resized by me) from john luckett's yard sale this past weekend; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Leslie Mayer in Santa Monica, CA)

BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS

7" x 7.5" $45

Ingredients: board from art queen; scraps from my collections; eye and letters from ebay; wire from the YV swap meet; smashed pen from the ground; sequins from sandy crouse; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Chuck Wild in Los Angeles, CA)

MY HANDBAGS

5.5" x 7" $65

Ingredients: board from art queen; things from the ground and my collections of stuff; plaster letters from donation creation in JT; wire from the YV swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Harriet Ratner in Santa Monica, CA)

"YOU NEED TO BECOME AN
'I' BEFORE YOU CAN BECOME A 'WE' AND AN 'US'" -DR.PAT ALLEN

6.5" x 7" $50

Ingredients: board from art queen; shells from donation creation; wire from the YV swap meet; pen i found on the ground; scraps from my collections; eraser from a sale, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Dr. Pat Allen in Newport Beach, CA)

BALANCED PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK AND PLAY

-FREUD

8" x 5.5" $50

Ingredients: board from art queen; scraps from my collections and Hans Riecke and Bobby Furst; and the swap meet, where i also got the brass wire; saying from my teacher, Pat Allen; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Yvette Davies in Santa Monica, CA)

well, my teacher for the WANT training i am taking, Dr. Pat Allen is always saying this. i'm not sure if Freud said those exact words but something like that.

I KNOW I CAN

4" x 9" $45

Ingredients: smashed can from my street in morongo valley, think its a particularly lovely one; wire from the street also; glitter from donation creation; braid from sandy crouse of ohio; love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

BEATLES

9.5" x 9.5" $100

Ingredients: piece of shelf from the old hollywood video store in YV, CA; small pieces of wood and brass wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Marilyn Green and Rosie the Cat in Menlo Park, CA)

YOU GET MORE BEES WITH HONEY

28" x 23" $200

Ingredients: painting probably from the swap meet in yucca valley; dolls from the thrift stores, sales and bobby fursts of my life; old electric wire i broke off from my neighbor princess the horse's corral; smashed tin tray from the desert; gold candy foil from sandy crouse of ohio; purple foil from a long ago thrift store in yucca valley; wood from my collection (frame); love from shari

SOLD (thank you Brian Johnson in Marina Del Rey, CA)

ARE YOUR CHAKRAS ALIGNED AND SPINNING HARMONIOUSLY?

9.5" x 9.5"$100

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; pencils from sales; faucet handles from the estate sales of my life and the yucca valley swap meet; beads and rhinestones from bobby furst of joshua tree; hinges from judy wishart of joshua tree, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Charlyn in Joshua Tree, CA)

IT'S TIME TO BLOSSOM

22.5" x 15" $150

Ingredients: wood from art queen; shells from some sales and thrift stores in the desert; smashd water bottle from the ground; plaster movie title letters from donation creation in joshua tree; chains from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Megan Reilly in California, starting a wonderful new chapter in her life!)

I KNOW I CAN

8" x 4" $40

Ingredients: smashed and run over can from the ground out in the desert, same for the wire, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Trainer Tim Green in Los Angeles, CA)

HAVE MORE JOY IN YOUR LIFE

14" x 7" $40

Ingredients: rusty fan blade i think from a wash in joshua tree, calif, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Barbara Strassel in Morrow Bay, CA)

WELCOME TO OUR HAPPY HOME

6.5" x 5.5" $50 (sale $30)

Ingredients: lobbie lou's old going out of business sale sign; scraps of wood from my collections; wire from the yv swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Devon Susholtz in Santa Monica, CA)

REMEMBER TO PLAY TODAY

9" x 13" $160

Ingredients: board from John Luckett's recent artist yard sale in flamingo heights, calif; pen caps from ramona otto's 5th grade gifted students at Mirman in los angeles; spools from friends and sales; eyes from ebay; bead from bobby furst of joshua tree, calif; brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

RADIATE LOVE

18" $200

Ingredients:old broken table from art queen and the swap meet; pen caps from ramona ottos 5th graders at mirman in LA; rusty can found in the desert; eyes from ebay; watchband also from ramona; scrabble game i just bought at the boys and girls club thrift store today; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Kara Kenna in Los Angeles, CA)

To all people of the Earth, we are water. Let's become one by offering love and gratitude to water. Water is what connects everything. -Dr. Masaru Emoto

12" x 10" $60

Ingredients: board from john luckett's artist yard sale last weekend; frame from a funny shelf organizer found on the streets of louisville a few years ago, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Kathy Peterson in Rosemount, MN)

note from shari: i will send the whole $60 for this piece to one of the charities for japanese disaster relief recommended by some of you, my good and sturdy friends, and i'll let you know which one I choose.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT TODAY IS?

23.5" x 21.5" $125

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; saying from Rosa and Melissa of Joshua Tree, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jesse Wiedel in Eureka, CA)

note from shari, this one opens up from position 1 to position 2

I AM DEEPLY CONNECTED TO ALL THAT IS

13.5" X 5" $90

Ingredients:old big sale sign from lauren of lobbie lous in JT; pen caps from ramona ottos 5th graders; aquarium rocks from donation creation; my old necklace; sequins from a friend; sandy crouse i think; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Todd Williams and Vittoria Palazzi of Om Base Organice Free Range Yoga in Portland, OR, look for this in the bathroom there!)

SUPER TOAST

7.5" x 9"

Ingredients: old painting from amy coanne of the santa monica art museum; scraps of wood from my collection; letters from donation creation in JT; S from ebay; other things from sales and friends and my collections of stuff; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; glitter from the hospice thrift store in JT; love from me, shari elf

SOLD (thank you Larry Lane in Joshua Tree, CA)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

12" x 9" $80

Ingredients:board from john luckett's artist yard sale last weekend; scraps of wood from my collections; dancers and letters from ebay; glitter from donation creation in JT; jewels from bobby furst of JT; wood plug from a thrift store in JT; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Claire Edwards in Australia)

HAPPY CHRISTMAS WAR IS OVER

16" x 19"

Ingredients: christmas tree from the yucca valley swap meet; buttons from a yucca valley or joshua tree thrift store; letters from ebay and sales and friends; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Adam Paige of 29Palms, CA)

EVERY GIRL IS A PRINCESS

11" x 23.5" $100

Ingredients: board from the desert; old "Big Sale" sign from Lobby Lou and Fred; craft rocks from donation creation in joshua tree; rope from sandy crouse of ohio; tin from art queen; pearls from a sale; chain on back from some project, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Krishna Daly in Los Angeles, CA)

IGGY POP GUITAR (Iggy: "Bless You")

35" x 12.5" $150

Ingredients: old yard sale guitar that joanne licardo found at a yard sale in los angeles and gave to me and i loved playing it til it broke beyond repair so now it's art; yellow paint from john luckett's recent artist yard sale, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jesse Wiedel in Eureka, CA)

MR. WRITE NOW

5.5" x 5" $40

Ingredients: sign from lobbie lou's going out of business sale; scraps of wood from my collections; eyes from booby furst of JT; pencil from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Helen Fremont in Boston, MA)

I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS

8" x 8"$50

Ingredients: painting from amy coanne of santa monica; scraps of little things from my collections; doll from john luckett's yard sale; birds from judy wishart of jt; eyes from a jt thrift store; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Stodder in Yucca Valley, CA)

THE MOUSE LOOKED DEEPLY INTO HER LIFE AND IT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE BUT SHE LIVED THROUGH IT.

7.5" x 9" $25

Ingredients: old painting from amy coanne of santa monica; mouse inspired by lydia's pet mouse 'mary ellen'; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Julia Buckley in Joshua Tree, CA, so nice to have her in the neighborhood!)

MAGIC PONY ("GO AHEAD, MAKE A WISH")

7.25" x 6.5" $25

Ingredients: old cabinet from my airstream trailer; wire from yucca valley swap meet; this is my neighbors horse and she is magic, and her name is princess; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Lyn Bradley in Los Angeles, CA)

FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE AUDIENCE

16" x 13" $75

Ingredients: painting from a recent yard sale (and by patti minimum); plaster letters from donation creation in JT, CA; frame from a jt thrift store; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Bobby Furst in Joshua Tree, a birthday gift for Jane!)

WOMAN IN BLOOM

9" x 11" $160

Ingredients:little pictures by kim schoechner and this picture which said "god couldn't be everywhere, that's why he made moms", from the evangelical church rummage sale in yucca valley, ca (my favorite annual rummage sale); beads from the yucca valley swap meet; glitter from the KC, KS swap meet; string from something; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

from my private collection made in 2005

STOP THE MADNESS

6" x 9.75" $160

Ingredients: old shelf i bought at the yucca valley swap meet; old glove from stuart; pieces of cut wood from nancy fuller and her house remodeling project where she got a new studio; beads from a necklace; pull tab from milton's cat food can; chord found on my walk today; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Shannon Curfman in Silverlake, CA)

from my private collection made in 2005

HAPPY DREAMS PIGGIES

13" x 27" $200 (SALE now $100)

Ingredients: board and frame wood found in the desert; my old and used up nova color paints; wire on back from a desert esate sale; pull tabs on back from inky's cat food, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Brian Johnson in Los Angeles, CA)

WOMAN RELEASING EVERYTHING AND ENTERING HER MYSTERY

17" x 23" $200

Ingredients: old bulletin board from a recent yard sale; all of that stuff is from judy wishart of JT, CA, who has recently been decluttering her arts and crafts supplies; wire from barr lumber; love from me, shari elf

SOLD (thank you Charisse Gendron in Minneapolis, MN)

TRY TO LIVE A BALANCED LIFE

17" x 12" $160

Ingredients:board and all of those dolls except for star girl and winnie the pooh are from john luckett's artist yard sale this past weekend in flamingo heights; pen caps from ramona otto's 5th grade class; plaster movie title letters from donation creation in JT, CA; wire from yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

I KNOW I CAN

10.5" x 11.5" $60

Ingredients: painting from amy coanne of santa monica; cans from the ground in calif and europe (with my sister, shelley); copper wire from the ground; wood scraps from my collections; wire from yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

I'M COUNTING MY BLESSINGS

5.5" x 5" $70

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; dice from a long ago yard sale; pull tab from a can; nova color paints; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Trainer Tim Green in Los Angeles, CA)

THUNDERBIRD

5" x 5" $45

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; branches from a nearby tree; scraps of wood, etc., from my collections; letters from donation creation in JT and John Luckett's artist yard sale in flamingo heights; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; pom poms from some old trim i've had for a long time, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Wolfe in Kansas City, MO, we were once neighbors in KC, MO)

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO HAVE A HAPPY CHILDHOOD

18" x 16.5" $200

Ingredients: old board from the desert; scraps of wood from my collections; stuff i found on the ground; wire from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; letters from friends, sales and the thrift stores of my life and also ebay; butterfly from a thrift store and which used to be on my refridgerator, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Trainer Tim Green in Los Angeles, CA)

JESUS

4.5" x 5" $23

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jack Pierson in NY and Wonder Valley, CA)

MR. BIG

2" x 3.5" $20

Ingredients: scrap of wood from my collections; bead from bobby furst of JT; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love and cher from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in NYC and Center Moriches, NY)

BATHING BEAUTY

5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley; old metal blind from the desert; lovely bowl i broke last week at my cabin and which was from a recent thrift store; my old make up; pom poms and thread from sandy crouse of ohio, wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Betty Tand in Houston, TX)

HERE YOU GO, BOY

6" x 8.25" $77

Ingredients: board from an estate in santa monica with jack and brian; scraps of other wood from my collections and " ladies, group of, 2"; old nails from the old wood i find; wire from the swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Dr. Ron ("Indy") Amos for his new office in Yucca Valley, CA)

GO WITH THE FLOW

14.5" x 11.5" $111

Ingredients: board from Chantale Doyle of Rimrock, CA and MT. fuji general store; frame wood is scraps from my recent project: "Ladies, group of, Z", and that was an old shelf from the YV swap meet; wire and small board i cut the surf board from are also from the swap meet; pompoms from sandy crouse of ohio; eyes from ebay; pipe cleaner from sandy also; puffy friend made by Harper and my art class for the living school; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Nichole Fromm in Madison, WI)

MR. SUN, SUN, MR. GOLDEN SUN, PLEASE SHINE DOWN ON ME.

16" x 13" $85

Ingredients: old board from chantale doyle of pioneertown, calif; my old paint brushes; dried up paint that was the original coat of paint on the world famous crochet museum, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Tim and Faith of 29 Palms, CA and who recently visited the Crochet Museum with Faith's mom and gave me a bunch of their moving boxes and paper and then came to my raw food class. They also picked up some What Would Cher Do? t-shirts at open studios in Joshua Tree last weekend)

ABSTRACT (EGGS)

7.5" x 4" $55

Ingredients: board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley, calif; brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Lisa O'Brian in Los Angeles, CA)

ROLLER COASTER (OF LOVE)

6" x 6" $33

Ingredients: old drawer from art queen; pieces of a shelf from hollywood video store in YV; brass wire from the swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Dr. Pat Allen in Newport Beach, CA)

PEARLY SINGS FOR JESUS

22" x 27.5" $250

Ingredients: wooden thing i found somewhere; cans from beans and stuff; old chord from something; wire from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scrabble game from a recent church rummage sale; necklace from a thriftstore, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Marty Thomas in New York, NY)

note from Shari: I met a real nice lady named Pearly in the women's restroom at a church i went to recently. i told her Pearly was my new favorite name ever. i wanted to find a gospel choir to sing at art queen for my high desert test site project and i am hoping that the choir Pearly is in will be that choir. i ended up having to make my own choir and it worked out pretty good.

KNOCK KNOCK. WHO'S THERE? JESUS. JESUS WHO? HA! YOU GOT ME!

12" x 14" $85

Ingredients: decoupage jesus picture from a long ago thrift store and which has been hanging in my house for a long time, love from shari

SOLD (thank you John Cassidy, creator of Klutz.com)

WELCOME TO PARADISE

13.5" x 14.5" $100

Ingredients: broken pieces of furniture and stuff from art queen; paint brush once used to paint the iggy pop "bless you" guitar i made; rhinestones from sandy crouse of ohio; things i found on the ground like a broken green cup that was too pretty to pass up; necklace and spring from bobby furst of JT; wire on back from the swap meet; golf tees from ramona otto, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Laura Sibley of Wonder Valley, CA, her first Elf!)

TAKE TIME TO CONNECT WITH NATURE

9.5" x 11.5" $40

Ingredients: picture from the mother load thrift store in lake elsinore, CA; plaster movie film title letters from donation creation in JT, CA, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Tim and Faith of 29 Palms, CA and who recently visited the Crochet Museum with Faith's mom and gave me a bunch of their moving boxes and paper and then came to my raw food class. They also picked up some What Would Cher Do? t-shirts at open studios in Joshua Tree last weekend)

JOY OF JOYS

9" x 9" $80

Ingredients: board from the desert; pencils from a flea market in kansas city, ks on my road trip in 2009; scraps of wood from my collections; pull tabs from cans; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; googly eyes from sandy crouse of ohio and a thrift store in JT, calif, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Vala Mohr from Milwaukee, WI)

TOOTHBRUSH CAT

9.5" x 11.5" $65

Ingredients: my old tooth brushes and some i found at yard sales; my old lip stick cap; eyes from ebay; pieces of paint brushes (ears); old rusty washer from the ground some where; end of a wire brush (tail); scraps of wood from jack pierson's garage, love from shari

SOLD (thank you David Dodge and Emmit of Joshua Tree, CA)

NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST

15" x 31.5" $275

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; old hose from the desert; my old nova color paint canisters; watch bands from ramona otto; caps and pull tabs from jars, cans, and bottles; wire from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Trixli Weber in Switzerland)

SOMETIMES ME AND CHER LIKE TO RIDE MY IMAGINARY HORSES, YIN AND YANG

10.5" x 12" $55

Ingredients: picture of horses in a corral from a desert thrift store, same for the frame; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, i added me and cher and the words, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mark from the Art Car event at Art Queen)

CIRCLES (ABSTRACT WITH THREADS)

9.5" x 9.5" $85

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, CA; threads from a friend; plastic ring toss ring from a friend; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; board from jack pierson's garage, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Nan Ottenbacher in Nashville, TN)

PEEK A BOO

18.5" x 20" $100

Ingredients: metal thing I've had for a few years from the desert; wire from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; painting by Elise Baldwin from the yucca valley swap meet; pull tabs from cans from leslie mariah andrews' concert at art queen; board from chantale Doyle, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Dianne and David Waldman in Palm Desert, CA)

HAPPY DREAMS PONY (GO AHEAD, MAKE A WISH)

9.5" x 6" $75

Ingredients: board from Jack Pierson's garage in wonder valley, calif; frame wood from an old dresser at art queen; letters from donation creation in joshua tree; pony from a friend; piece of a ruler and piece of a necklace; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Dianne and David Waldman in Palm Desert, CA)

PINKY

10.5" x 13.5" $85

Ingredients: circle board from chantale doyle of mt fuji general store in JT; glitter from a church rummage sale in yucca valley; balls found in the desert by john luckett; pieces of wood from my collection; pull tab from a can, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Marc Carter in Baldwin City, KS)