April, May and June 2011. Thanks for having a look at my good and sturdy art from trash! My art is 95% trash (or stuff people throw away), I love to recycle. Something good is gonna happen to you today!

Here is a lengthy interview I did recently with Roy Peak of Radical Recording in Jacksonville, Florida. Coming next week, I'll post a link so you can hear Brainard Carey interview me about my art on WYBCX, Yale Radio.

In the event that it's just a false alarm, and the Day of Judgment has not happened yet, my band, the Kittens and the Smittens from Burlington, Vermont will be playing a show at Art Queen, Thursday May 26th at 7 pm. $5 suggested donation, but no one will be turned away. We'd sure love to see ya here!

Was showing at Art Queen in Joshua Tree through May 2011:

click through this picture of the talking crochet newsletter to read this lovely article about my world famous crochet museum.

If you have a half hour to spare, I think you will enjoy Bunny, Buddy and I being interviewed by Jack Enyart on his internet talk show, "Art With Enyart", you can get to the interview through that link. He's hoping to get his show on PBS, me too!

Here is a lovely story about me on Caroline Dowd-Higgen's blog Not the Career I Ordered.

 

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DOG IS MY CO-PILOT

6.5" x 7.5"$45

Ingredients: board from a recent estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; letters from ebay and sales and friends; little plane button from a friend; cork from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you BC DeVore in Joshua Tree, CA)

TWO SMALL DOGS WITH A VERY BIG DREAM

12.5" x 12.5" $50

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian and therir mom and dad last weekend; scraps of wood from my collections; craft rocks from donation creation in Joshua tree; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Barbara Masely in Whitingham, VT)

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)

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)

PISCES

5.5" x 5.25" $40

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; wood scraps from lisa gelber and a violin maker in Los Angeles; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

I'M JUST FABULOUS!

6.25" x 6.5" $40

Ingredients: piece of drawer from an old dresser at art queen; scraps of wood from my collections; thread from sandy crouse of ohio; brass wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, 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)

MONEY MAGNET

5" x 5.5" $45

Ingredients: piece of an old dresser from art queen; scraps of wood from a violin maker in los angeles and collected by lisa gelber; bead from bobby furst of JT; pull tab from a can, love from shari

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

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)

SMALL DOG WITH A BIG DREAM

12" x 12" $110

Ingredients: wood trim and board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and his mom and brian and his dad; craft rocks from donation creation in joshua tree; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; letters from church sales, thrift stores and ebay and friends; craft stick from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

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)

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)

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)

PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY YOUR ART

6" x 3.5" $25

Ingredients: old drawer from an old dresser at art queen; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Margaret Fox in NYC)

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

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT, BILL

4.5" 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 Elizabeth Moore in Joshua Tree, CA soon to be hitting the road in her travel trailer)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

3.5" x 5.5" $45

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywoody video store in yucca valley; brass wire from the swap meet; beads from bobby furst ; scrabble bingo counters from a scrabble junior game from a recent church rummage sale; glitter from donation creation in JT; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

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

FOLLOW YOUR DREAM

8.5" x 9" $75

Ingredients: board was an old sign from ralph's music festival in joshua tree (well, that's not what he called it but i like that name for a music festival); old paint brush from a friend; old hinge from lobby lou's going out of business sale; letters from eba, church sales, thrift stores and friends; my old paint brush; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; scraps from a shelf from the old hollywood video store in YV, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Heather Hood in South Dakota)

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)

THIS WAY TO ANOTHER PLACE

47" x 11" $100 (shipping not included in this price)

Ingredients: piece of ralph's (of joshua tree music) old sign from his music festival a few years ago, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Heather Hood in South Dakota)

note from shari: because of the size of this, i'm not sure i can ship it, so it might have to be sold locally or i can deliver it to you if you live in los angeles.

I KNOW I CAN

5.5" x 11.5" $35

Ingredients: old dresser at art queen; smashed can from the desert; letters from a scrabble game from evangelical free church in YV; pull tab from a can; bead from bobby furst; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Lelde Gilman in Portland, OR where it is sunny today)

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)

PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY YOUR ART

3.5" x 7" $25

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

SOLD (thank you Nicole DeVault in New York, NY)

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)

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT, JOE

3.5" x 5.5" $12

Ingredients: piece of drawer from an old dresser at art queen; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jeanne Elias in Waitsfield, VT)

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)

I KNOW I CAN

3.5" $35

Ingredients: can lid from the desert; wire from the YV swap meet; glitter from friends; string thing i made; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Shelley Promisel in Playa del Rey, 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)

I KNOW I CAN

5.5" x 11.5" $40

Ingredients: old dresser at art queen; smashed can from the desert; letters from a scrabble game from evangelical free church in YV; pull tab from a can; bead from bobby furst; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

TWO PEOPLE PROMISING TO BE NICE TO EACH OTHER

6.5" x 10" $45

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

SOLD (thank you Beverly Berg in Los Angeles, CA)

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)

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)

GO WITH THE FLOW

6" x 7" $65

Ingredients: wood from art queen; broken glass table from sandy crouse of ohio and hurricane ike; glitter and craft rocks from donation creation in JT; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

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

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

5" x 8" $35

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

SOLD (thank you Leslie Mariah Andrews in Joshua Tree, 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)

THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE GLAD ABOUT

7.5" x 7.5" $65

Ingredients: wood from art queen; broken glass table from sandy crouse of ohio and hurricane ike; glitter and craft rocks from donation creation in JT; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Elizabeth Moore in Joshua Tree, CA)

I KNOW I CAN

6" x 3" $45

Ingredients: can from the desert; same for the wire; nova color paints; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

WELCOME

7" x 13" $45

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; scraps of wood from a violin maker maker and lisa gelber in LA; letters from sales and ebay; pull tab from an AQ party; eye also from ebay; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Deb Love in Santa Monica, CA)

TWO PEOPLE PROMISING TO BE NICE TO EACH OTHER

15" x 12" $160

Ingredients: board from the cabinets in my airstream trailer; frame from a thrift store in morongo valley, calif; beads from thrift stores and generous friends like bobby furst of JT; i think stodder gave me the red bead necklace at gay pride in JT last year; glitter from sandy crouse in ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

PLAN AHEAD

2.5" x 9" $20

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

SOLD (thank you Trainer Tim Green from Los Angeles and heading for Provincetown, MA!)

I KNOW I CAN

4.5" x 5" $35

Ingredients: can and wire from the desert, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Helena and Barbara in Vermont)

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)

SURFS UP

8" x 12" $40

Ingredients: old dresser at art queen; letters from a scrabble game from evangelical free church in YV; pull tab from a can; bead from bobby furst; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Laura Archer, now in France)

WELCOME

6.5" x 11.5 $45

Ingredients: old dresser from art queen; scraps of wood from a violin maker and lisa gelber in LA; letters from sales and ebay; pull tab from an AQ party; eye also from ebay; love from shari

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

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)

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)

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

THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

6.5" x 7" $45

Ingredients: board from art queen; little boards from the yucca valley swap meet, same for the wire; letters from ebay and church sales; piece of my spa sandal; scrap of wood i had; love from shari

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

JUDGEMENT DAY: MAY 21, 2011

note from shari: it seems like judgment should have 2 e's, i'll be fixing my incorrect spelling of it. (or not if you rather i don't)

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)

SMALL DOG WITH A BIG DREAM

6.5" x 6.5" $45

Ingredients: board from art queen; craft sticks from a store long ago; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Barbara Masley in Whitingham, VT)

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)

THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

7" x 7.5" $45

Ingredients: board from art queen; little wood pieces from the yucca valley swap meet; letters from ebay and church sales; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Beverly Berg in Los Angeles, CA)

SOMETIMES I JUST NEED A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

7.25" x 7.25" $50

Ingredients: board from art queen; scraps of stuff from my collections and my airestream trailer and hans riecke on maui and; little blocks from bobby furst of joshua tree; wire from the YV swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mel Lenington in Santa Monica, CA)

LIFE IS A HAPPY LITTLE DANCE

(I LIKE THE WATUSI.....I LIKE THE CHA-CHA-CHA)

12" x 12" $75

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; piece of furniture from art queen; my old paint brush; pull tab from a can; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mel Lenington in Santa Monica, CA)

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

7" x 7" $50

Ingredients: piece of wood from art queen; scraps and bead from my collections; one scrap is from a violin maker and lisa gelber of santa monica; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mel Lenington in Santa Monica, CA)

BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS

7.25" x 7.5 $50

Ingredients: board from art queen; letters and eyes from ebay; scraps of wood from my collections of those; linoleum from lisa gelber and our craft day at the santa monica museum of art; sequins from sandy crouse of ohio; brass wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mel Lenington in Santa Monica, CA)

MAN WHO WANTS TO GIVE YOU A RELAXING MASSAGE

5" x 5.5" $20

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

SOLD (thank you Jana Cook in NYC)

MAN WHO WANTS TO BE YOUR BOYFRIEND

5" x 5" $20

Ingredients: old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; wire from the yv swap meet; man from your dream; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jana Cook in NYC)

DAD AND MOM CHEERING ME ON

7.5" x 6.5" $40

Ingredients: board from art queen; scraps of stuff from my collections; mom and dad purses from a thrift store in colorado 2 years ago; wire from the YV swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Rick Forrest)

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)

I KNOW I CAN

6" $35

Ingredients: rusty paint can lid from my road; cork from Hans Riecke of Maui; plaster letters from donation creation in JT; scraps of wood from my collections; love from shari

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

SMALL DOG WITH A BIG DREAM

7" x 8" $45

Ingredients: board from art queen; craft sticks from a store long ago; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

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

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)

WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM

6.5" x 7.5" $65

Ingredients: board from art queen; glitter from friends; craft rocks from donation creation in JT; piece of broken table which hurricane ike broke in sandy crouses neighbors yard in Cincinnati; wire from the YV swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Vittoria Palazzi and Todd Williamson in Portland, OR at Om Base Organice Free Range Yoga you might find this in the bathroom there!)

DOG IS MY CO-PILOT

7" x 6.5" $50

Ingredients: board from art queen; letters from ebay and sales; block from a store in NYC; wire from the YV swap meet; plane from Bianca Juarez, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Shannon Curfman in Silverlake, CA)

WELCOME TO THE BATHROOM

7" x 8" $65

Ingredients: board from art queen; jewels from bobby furst; glitter from friends; craft rocks from donation creation in JT; piece of broken table which hurricane ike broke in sandy crouses neighbors yard in Cincinnati; wire from the YV swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jenni Johnson in San Jose, CA)

THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE GLAD ABOUT

7" x 7" $50

Ingredients: piece of wood from art queen; scraps of wood from my collections; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED

7.5" x 7.5" $50

Ingredients: piece of wood from art queen; blocks from bobby furst of JT; sequins from sandy crouse of ohio; pencil from KC; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Deirdre O'Neil in Santa Monica, 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)

WELCOME FISH

7.5" x 13" $45

Ingredients: piece of an old dresser from art queen; pieces of violin scrap wood from a violin maker and lisa gelber of pacific palisades, calif; eye and letters from ebay; pulltab from a can, love from shari

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

THERE MUST BE A PONY IN HERE

6.5" x 8" $45

Ingredients: piece of wood from art queen; piece of ralph's old music festival sign; dirt from an estate sale; glitter from donation creation; jewels from bobby furst;wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you jenifer palmer-lacy in joshua tree)

YIN AND YANG

10" $65

Ingredients: frame from a recent thrift store; glitter and plaster letters from donation creation in JT; piece of violin wood scraps from lisa gelber of santa monica; pukas from a thrift store; bead from bobby furst of JT; love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

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)

I KNOW I CAN

6" x 8" $40

Ingredients: smashed can from the desert, same for the wire; glitter from donation creation in joshua tree, calif; string from an estate sale, love from shari

SOLD (thank you visitors to my studio yesterday but i wasn't there and andy woods didn't tell me who they were but when i know i'll put their names here)

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)

MY KITTY LOVES ME

10" x 12" $20

Ingredients: eye from sandy crouse of ohio; cement thingy from the desert; glitter and plaster letters from donation creation; love from shari

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

WELCOME FISH

18" x 8" $35

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 Dr. Pat Allen)

SOMETIMES I NEED A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE

9.5" x 9.5" $75 (SALE now $50)

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; tree from the boys and girls club thrift store in yucca valley this week; letters and ballerina from ebay; yellow letters from john luckett's recent artistist yard sale; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; scrabble game found also at the boys and girls club thrift store, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Patty Cooper in San Antonio, TX)

HONEY, I'M HOME

14" x 14" $65 (sale $40)

Ingredients: rusty metal thing and felt girl from john luckett's recent artist yard sale; mr. rooter found on a drive up a wash in JT; flower from joe a small friend from the after school art program last year; wire from the yv swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Devon Damonte and Dory Nies in Olympia, WA, a charming and very happy couple)

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)

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 KNOW I CAN

4" X 6" $35

Ingredients: old rusty can and wire from the desert; glitter from donation creation in JT, calif, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Justine Sutton)

TURN TURN TURN

9.5" x 9.5" $80

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; frame wood are scraps from lisa gelber which are from a violin maker in LA; beads and hearts from a bobby furst i think but i'm not sure if the springs are from him; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from me, shari elf

SOLD (thank you Kathy in Yucca Valley, CA)

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!)

SPRING GARDEN

9.5" x 9.5" $100

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; pencils from my collections; bottle caps i found on the ground; home made pin (badge) from a yard sale; springs from bobby furst of JT, CA; jewels also from bobby ; hinge from judy wishart of JT; wire from the yv swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Hallie Wilfert in Alexandria, VA)

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)

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)

SOMETIMES I NEED A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE

12.5" x 8" $100

Ingredients: board and doll from john luckett's yard sale this past weekend; scraps of wood from my collections; corks from friends like annette scognamillo and hans riecke of maui; craft rocks from donation creation in JT; earrings from judy wishart of JT; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Cheryl Washington in Los Angeles, CA)

THE GREAT TURKEY VULTURE OF JOSHUA TREE

8.5" x 9.5" $75

Ingredients: old video shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; scraps of wood from my collections; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jennifer and Mike in Joshua Tree, CA)

FASHION SHOW

5.5" x 6.5" $40

Ingredients: lobbie lous old going out of business sign; scraps of wood from my great collections; plastic pieces from donation creation in JT; yarn from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Corinne Warner in Dorset, VT)

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)

IT'S TIME TO BLOSSOM

8" X 9.5" $65

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; scraps of wood from my great collections; necklace from a thrift store; letters from donation creation in JT; things i found on the ground; frame and puzzle by ryan; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Stodder in Yucca Valley, CA, sha!)

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

I KNOW I CAN

3.5" x 4" $40

Ingredients: can from the desert, wire too; thread from kim Pfizer in AZ; beads from terri j. in KC, KS; love from shari

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

from my private collection made in 2005

IT'S FUN TO DANCE AT THE EVENT HORIZON

(black hole in space)

9.5" x 9.5" $50

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; ballerinas from ebay; elephant from a thrift store in yucca valley; coffee stirrers from bobby furst of JT; glitter from donation creation; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Brian Johnson in Los Angeles, CA who is also adding "happy dreams piggies" to his collection)

note from shari: since i have been selling my "black hole in space" t-shirts i have been learning from people about the black hole in space. the event horizon is the edge near the black hole, right before everything is pulled in, it's a pretty exciting place to be, i would imagine.

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!)

SPRING GARDEN

8" x 9" $90

Ingredients: painting from amy coanne of santa monica; things i found on the ground; pencils from my pencil collection; plastic jewels from bobby furst of JT; springs i forget where i got those; wire from yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

IGGY POP ("BLESS YOU")

7.5" x 8" $35

Ingredients:old painting from amy coanne of santa monica; wire from the YV swap meet; iggy pop suggested by ted quinn; love from shari

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

A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH

21" x 7" $85

Ingredients: drawer from an old dresser at art queen; wood pieces and flower found in a wash in jt; eyes from ebay; bead from my collections; pull tabs from jesse wiedels art opening at art queen this past weekend; jewels from bobby furst of jt; hinges from a cabinet at art queen; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Teri Wilke in Springfield, IL, and a big thank you to Pony at CD Baby for telling Teri to buy my cd and being a co-forcer of goodness and this is Teri and her husband's first Elf!)

EVERY GIRL IS A PRINCESS

6.5" x 7" $25

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; girl inspired by lola and lydia in natural sisters today; love from me, shari elf

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

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)

REMEMBER TO EVOLVE

9.5" x 9.5" $90 (sale now $50)

Ingredients: old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; powdered make-up puff from sandy crouse of ohio; old spools too; wooden shapes from hans riecke of maui; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from me, shari elf

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

SIGN FROM GOD

12" x 12" $40

Ingredients: piece of cabinet a man dumped into our trash bin at art queen as indy and i watched; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Charlyn in Joshua Tree, CA)

ITS GOOD TO BE TIDY

8" x 10.5" $30 (SALE now $25)

Ingredients: dust pan from the desert; plaster letters from donation creation in JT, CA; wire from yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you, Cyan Bott from Portland, OR)

COME FLY WITH ME

3.5" x 3.25" $20 (sale now $12)

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

SOLD (thank you Wynelle Waters in Tucson, AZ)

SIGN FROM GOD

3" x3.5" was $20

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

SOLD (thank you Charlyn in Joshua Tree, CA)

IT'S NAKED LESBIAN DAY

5" x 7.5" $40 (sale now $20)

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; saying from rosa and melissa; wire from yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Adam Paige in 29 Palms, 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)

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)

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)

FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE AUDIENCE

7.25" x 7" $45

Ingredients: board was a painting given to me by amy coanne of the santa monica museum of art; bottle caps i found; wire from yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Bruce and Claudia Kaplan, it's their 21st wedding anniversary on April 8!)

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.

WELCOME TO THE DEPTHS OF YOUR SOUL

15" x 15" $100

Ingredients: old board which was an old sign from lobby lu and her going out of business sale last year; plastic things for frame are from the cabinets from my old airstream trailer, i'm so glad i found a lovely use for them; broken glass patio table from hurricane ike and sandy crouse and her neighbor in cincinnati, ohio; shells from a local thrift store; glitter from donation creation and those beads and jewels, too; wire on back from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Elizabeth and Jessica Graves in Kansas City, MO)

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)

THREE NICE LADIES

base is 4" x 4" tallest is 14" $50 for the set

Ingredients: old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, ca; wooden blocks and sticks from bobby furst of JT; wire from the yv swap meet; lady from the beauty salon; love from shari

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

WISH FAIRY KITTEN

9.5" X 9.5" $80 (sale $60)

Ingredients: old video shelf from the the old hollywood video store in yucca valley, calif; glitter from hospice thrift store in JT and sandy crouse of ohio; eyes also from sandy; rhinestone necklace from donation creation in JT; wire from yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jonathan Scott in Boston, MA)