April 5, 2012. Thanks for having a look at my good and sturdy art from trash. Here is some of the art I posted in January, February and March of 2012.

Here is a recent commission I am happy with! It is going to live at Rachael Goldfarb's house in Massachusetts.

  

Here is the piece I donated to this year's Zimmer Children's Museum "show&tell: the art of pop culture"

Want to get my friendly, cute and fun emails announcing new works on my gallery page? yes, please

 

RUSTY MATCHBOOK

3.5" x 3" (the base) $50

Ingredients: rusty and bent piece of metal from john luckett, now of palm springs, calif; bamboo skewers i think i got at big lots in yucca valley; nova color paints, love from shari

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

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM DOG

14.5" x 16.5" $140

Ingredients: board from the desert; frame wood from chris viet and glen and steve and their garage gallery in JT, calif; plaster letters from donation creation in JT, calif; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; tire cap found on the ground at big O tires in YV; eyes from ebay; old board i cut up; pearls from teri wilkes of columbus, IN, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Sandra Burns in Jackson, MS)

THIS IS DOG'S COUNTRY

40" x 28.5 $150 (add $20 extra to ship to the east coast)

Ingredients: beautiful old painting from THe motherLoad thrift store in Lake Elsinore, CA; wood from my studio; real fresh water pearls from Teri Wilkes of champaigne, IL; bead from bobby furst of JT, calif, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Llyn Crounse in Palm Springs, CA)

HONEY, I'M HOME

6" x 8.5" $45

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; road bump from the side of the road; other things i found on the ground; hippo from a friend; spool from sandy crouse; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Regina Mulder of Joshua Tree, CA to go in their new museum)

WOMAN AFFIRMING HER POSITIVE QUALITIES

12" x 15" $110

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; frame wood from glen and steve's garage gallery in JT; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Lisa Tucker in Washington, DC)

SOMETHING GOOD'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME TODAY

6.5" x 8" $80

Ingredients: piece of shelf from the desert with tami wood on the way to improv class; eyes from ebay; wire on back from the YV swap meet; real fresh water pearls from teri wilkes of champaigne, IL; rubber thing from the ground at big O tires in YV, calif; frame wood from glen and steve's garage gallery in JT, calif and chris viet, love from shari

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

CIRCLES (ABSTRACT)

10" x 12.5" $40

Ingredients: old linoleum from my cabin's cabinets; frame from my collection of stuff(from the beaumont swap meet); brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Clay and Steve in Joshua Tree, CA)

MOMMY AND I ARE ONE

14" $200

Ingredients: cupboard door from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; rusty metal i used from the frame is from john luckett of palm springs, calif; brass wire on back from the swap meet; "mommy and i are one" from an interesting *study mentioned on page 32 of Judith Viorst's "Necessary Losses", love from shari

SOLD (thank you Evie Harris in Toronto, Canada)

*in that study from a book called "the search for oneness", three psychologists make some dazzling claims for the potential benefits of oneness experiences. by using the phrase "mommy and i are one" in subliminal messages flashed before the viewers eyes so they weren't aware they were seeing it. the message helped fulfill the fantasy of oneness and participants did much better on tests, quitting addictions, etc.

WELCOME TO YOUR HAPPY LIFE

13.5" x 10.5" $60

Ingredients: old dresser drawer from art queen; tami wood's ex, ron wood's unused combs; my old water cap; letters from ebay; friends and sales, wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Sally Diane in Palm Desert, CA)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FISH

5" x 10.5" $50

Ingredients: piece of old shelf from out in the desert near apple valley with tami wood; cap from my old elmer's glue; plaster letters from donation creation in joshua tree; wire on back from the swap meet; bead from a necklace; pom pom from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Megan Crowder in Columbus, IN)

(I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT BIRTHDAY HAT)

QUEEN OF THIS TRAILER PARK

8.5" x 8" $85

Ingredients: that old shelf from the desert out by apple valley on the way to improv class with tami wood; frame wood from glen and steve's garage gallery in JT and also from chris viet; letters from donation creation in JT; tin from wulfe recycling in YV; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; real fresh water pearls from teri wilkes of champagne, IL; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you John Helgeland from Minneapolis, MN)

(AND SHE'S THINKING OF RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, I WISH SHE WOULD)

WELCOME LADY

5' 2" tall, base is 15" x 11" $250 plus postage

Ingredients: old drawer purchased a long time ago in a set from the yucca valley swap meet; cans and metal skirt (i'm not sure what that is) from john luckett's yard sale; old brooms i've collected; wood from my studio; old "welcome lady" sign from a previous welcome lady i took apart years ago; old and dried up paint brushes from chris viet and glen and steve's garage gallery in joshua tree, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jody Roberts in Pacific Palisades, CA)

(SHE'S A TALL DRINK OF WATER! AND VERY WELCOMING)

WELCOME FISH

19" x 12" $60

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; wood pieces i cut the letters from are from the yucca valley swap meet, same for the wire on back; super ball from john luckett's yard sale, love from shari

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

(HE'S VERY FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING!)

FISH WITH RUSTY THINGS AND PEARL TEETH

10.5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: piece of shelf from the desert with tami wood on the way to improv class; rusty caps and can lid i found on the ground; eye from ebay; wire on back from the YV swap meet; real fresh water pearls from teri wilkes of champaigne, IL, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

SPARKLES

3.5" $40

Ingredients: rusty jar lid from the ground; pom poms, eyes and glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; slice of wood from a wooden rod from an estate sale, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris of Riverside, CA)

(ONE WORD, CUTE. OK, TWO WORDS, CUTE AND SPARLKY)

FANCY POODLE CAN PURSE

4.5" x 4.5" $50

Ingredients: rusty can from the ground; wire from constance walsh of JT; pom poms, eyes and glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; slice of wood from a wooden rod from an estate sale, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris of Riverside, CA)

(THIS IS ABOUT THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN)

YES I CAN

6" x 4" $50

Ingredients: rusty can from the ground; wire from constance walsh of JT; pom poms, eyes and glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; slice of wood from a wooden rod from an estate sale; bead from a necklace; rhinestone trim from my collections, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Barbara Maisley)

(THIS IS ALSO THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN IF I DO SAY SO MY S. ELF. I LIKED THE OTHER ONE SO MUCH I HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER)

PRESS THIS BUTTON FOR DIVINE INSPIRATION

5" x 5" $45

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; wooden stick from bobby furst of JT; letters from sandy crouse of ohio, ebay and rummage sales and friends; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

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

(NOW WITH NEW BUTTON! WORKS MUCH BETTER NOW! GO AHEAD, GIVE IT A TRY!)

WIENER DOG

19" x 7" $80

Ingredients: board from that burned down house near apple valley with tami on the way to improv class in victorville; old watchbands from ramona otto of santa monica; eyes from the yucca valley swap meet; my old drum stick; scrubbing thing (tail) from some long ago estate sale, love from shari

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

(YOU MAY HAVE SEEN RAMONA OTTO'S "WATCH DOGS". THESE ARE THE LEFT-OVER WATCH BANDS FROM SOME OF THOSE DOGS. HE'S A "WATCH BAND DOG")

YIN AND YANG

6" x 5" $65

Ingredients: house-shaped board from the rock house in apple valley; pieces of a wood pole i had; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; old paint brush i cut those little noses from; plaster letters from donation creation and john luckett's yard sale; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Aimee Silk in Colorado)

(I LIKE HOW THEY COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER)

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES

10" x 15.5" $125

Ingredients: board from chantale doyle of mt. fuji general store in joshua tree; frame wood from something old i found; wire, eyes and pearls from the yucca valley swap meet; other wood (for nose) from my collections, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan and Jay Kuhlman in New York City and Center Moriches, NY)

CAT (brush tail)

8" tall x15" long $60

Ingredients: blocks of wood from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley, calif; my old paint brush; wire thing from a sale or a friend; my old lip stick cap; watch band from ramona otto of santa monica; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from an estate sale in yucca valley, calif, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

I KNOW I CAN

8.5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: smashed can found on the ground somewhere recently, same for the rusty wire; slices of an old paint brush and a wooden rod i had; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you)

SIT IN SILENCE (QUAKER FISH)

5" x 6" $45

Ingredients: board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley, calif; scrap of wood from my collections; letters from sandy crouse of ohio, ebay and church and yard sales; glitter and eye also from sandy; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

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

CAT

12.5" x 13" $50

Ingredients: board from the desert; eyebrows i made for a plaster of paris dog lamp years ago when i lived in santa monica; pieces of rattan from constance walsh of joshua tree; napkin holders from hans riecke of maui; scraps of wood from my collections, love from shari (made by ryan erskine and me)

SOLD (thank you Kay Seymour-Gabriel in Los Angeles, CA)

PRINCESS

7" x 7" $60

Ingredients: board from my studio; frame wood from a yard sale; real fresh water pearls from teri wilkes in champagne, IL; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Barbara Masley in Vermont)

WHY NOT TRY A NEW AND FUN PERSPECTIVE?

6.5" x 6.5" $75

Ingredients: board from my collection; pencils from friends and sales; i think i found that rock on a walk with lynne crounse by her house in palm springs; glittery sand from an estate sale; knob found in the desert; bead from bobby furst of JT; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Marc Carter in Kansas City, MO)

WELCOME FISH

18" x 12" $60

Ingredients: board from chris viet and glen and steve and the garage in joshua tree; wood which i cut the letters out of from the yucca valley swap meet; plastic lid from sandy crouse of ohio and that glitter is probably from sandy, too; old earring from someone; pulltabs on back from cans; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Peggy Sue Davis in Altadena, CA)

DIVINE ORDER

26" x 32" $125

Ingredients: lovely ocean painting by Erma Washburn of Yucca Valley, Calif and purchased at Donation Creation in JT, Calif; i added the mermaid and words and my signature, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Melissa Eichman in Shawnee, KS where it is a lovely day as it is in Joshua Tree, CA)

GIRAFFE

18" x 14" $75

Ingredients: board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley, calif; my old paint brushes; eyes from a destroyed animal from the crochet museum, a few got ruined when the crochet museum blew over in august and then it rained, etc); rusty nails from my rusty nail collection; watch band from ramona otto; springy thing i found on the ground the same day i made this (i used it for the tail, it's moving in this picture), love from shari

SOLD (thank you Scott Katz in Flagstaff, AZ)

THREE NICE DOGS

12.25" x 4" $100

Ingredients: board i had at the studio; frame wood from inside an old door that fell apart; eyes and spools from sandy crouse of ohio; slices of an old paintbrush; watchband from ramona otto of santa monica; pull tabs from cans; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Kuhlman in New York)

BE NICE MONSTER

19.5" tall x 9.5" base $120

Ingredients: wood block from a burnt down cabin in apple valley with tami wood, same for the slice of tree; my old toot brush and my mom (Pelf)'s old toothbrush; eyes from the swap meet; festive bowl from the old boys and girls thrift store; letters from ebay, sales, sandy crouse and other friends, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Nichole Fromm in Madison, WI)

THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

5" x 6" $40

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scrap of wood from my collections; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet; glitter from sandy crouse, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Pauline at MAP in Provincetown, MA, look for my t-shirts there this summer!)

REMEMBER TO BLOSSOM

5" $30

Ingredients: rusty can lid found on the ground somewhere; beads from john luckett of palm springs, calif; pearls from a friend; wire from the swap meet; craft sticks from a long ago craft store in ny, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Pamela Ezell in Orange, CA)

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME

5.5" x 5.5" $35

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scraps of wood and golf tee from my collections; eyes from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jamie Frey in Meadowbrook, PA)

WIENER DOG

7.5" x 16" $75

Ingredients: piece of wood from the desert; formica pieces from susan kuhlman of new york; old brushes and things from the sales of my life; pieces of leather from an old leather glove (tail); piece of broken baseball bat; beads from a necklace; my old paint brush; nut, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

DOG PRINCE

5" x 5" $65

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; blocks and blue plastic jewels from bobby furst of joshua tree; spool and those rhinestones from sandy crouse of ohio; wooden plug from an estate sale long ago; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet; other pieces of wood from my box of little pieces of wood, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Michael Hall in Boston, MA)

GOOD THINGS HAPPEN

9.5" x 46.5" $140

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

SOLD (thank you Ron and Barbara Baker in the UK)

THE SUN

11.5" $60

Ingredients: cut wood circle from that estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; formica samples (of which i painted on the back) from susan kuhlman of new york; pull tabs on back from cans and wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you John Helgeland in Minneapolis, MN)

THE GOLDEN RULE

"MAY YOUR YARD BE FULL OF DUCKS"

"MAY YOUR CAVE BE LIT BY THE LIGHT OF A THOUSAND GLOW-IN-THE-DARK FROGS"

14" x 18" $140

Ingredients: piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; golden rulers from suzanne jenkins in MD who i met on ebay buying items for the crochet museum; bead from bobby furst and sales; my old paint brushes; scraps of wood from my collections; spools from sandy crouse of ohio; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Patti Leary in Joshua Tree, CA)

BLACK DOG

11" x 12" $60

Ingredients: old children's chair which was hanging out at art queen; block of wood from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley, calif; spools from sandy crouse of ohio; eyes from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Patti Leary in Joshua Tree, CA)

JUST BEE

6.5" x 4.5" $40

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio and donation creation in JT; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; eyes also are from sandy, love and fun from shari

SOLD (thank you Ron and Barbara Baker in the UK)

LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

8.5" x 8.5" $90

Ingredients: board from art queen; ruler from a recent yard sale; broken glass found at the burnt down house in apple valley with tami wood on the way to our improv class; letters from ebay, church sales and sandy crouse of ohio; craft rocks from the humane society thrift store in yucca valley, calif; wire from the y.v. swap meet, love from shari

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

MAN CAN 1

4.5" x 7" $40

Ingredients: rusty can found on the ground somewhere recently, same for the rusty wire; love from shari

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

WHY NOT TRY A NEW PERSPECTIVE?

12.5" x 15.5" $40

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scraps of wood from my collections; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Valerie Yozzo in New York, NY)

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM DOG

7.5" x 8.5" $85

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; piece of furniture (dog nose); my old lipstick cap; pearls and wire from the yucca valley swap meet; gold plastic rhinestones bobby furst of JT; glass rhinestones form sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

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

REMEMBER TO PLAY EVERY DAY

16.5" x 13.5" $150

Ingredients: board from chantale doyle of mt. fuji general store in joshua tree, calif; other wood from my collections; broken mirror i broke at the rosebowl last month; rusty sanding wheel from the desert; hinges from a box from sandy crouse of ohio; old wood from my collections also i think a piece of a chair or something; wire from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Phyllis Lyte of Joshua Tree, CA)

JUST BEE

5.5" x 4" $40

Ingredients: old board from my studio; glitter from sandy crouse of ohio and donation creation in JT; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; eyes also are from sandy, love and fun from shari

SOLD (thank you Molly Goodwin in Easthampton, MA)

WAKE UP!

7" x 6" $35

Ingredients: piece of shelving from the old store front at art queen; piece of other shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Darcy Cloutier-Fernald in Redlands, CA)

MAN CAN 1

4.5" x 7" $40

Ingredients: rusty can found on the ground somewhere recently, same for the rusty wire; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Darcy Cloutier-Fernald in Redlands, CA)

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME

4" x 7" $35

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scraps of wood from my collections; beads from a necklace; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Heather Hood in Orange Beach, AL)

I KNOW I CAN

8.5" x 5" $40

Ingredients: rusty can found on the ground somewhere recently, same for the rusty wire; glitter from donation creation in JT and sandy crouse of ohio, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Jennifer Cecil)

THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

12.5" x 15.5" $40

Ingredients: paneling from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; scrap of wood from my collections; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

REMEMBER TO PLAY EVERY DAY

15" x 14.5" $270

Ingredients: old board from chantale doyle of mt. fuji general store in JT; checkers, some of those letters and spool from sandy crouse of ohio; other wood from my studio; eyes and letters from ebay; watch bands from ramona otto of santa monica; my old lipstick caps; chains from bobby furst of JT; beads from john luckett now of palm springs, love and fun from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

12.5" x 12" $175

Ingredients: handmade wood box from the garage at an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; letters from sandy crouse of ohio; plastic wheels from a toy from tami wood of morongo valley who found them on a walk with her dog "baby"; balls found in the desert by john luckett now of palm springs, calif. the multi color ball is a giant jaw breaker; leather glove (pieces used to attach the wheels on the bottom of the box) also from sandy crouse, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Tim Carter in West Palm Beach, FL)

FOLLOW YOUR DREAM

21" x 7" $100

Ingredients: piece of stain sample board from Glen and Chris who are working on Glen and Steve's garage in Joshua Tree; letters from ebay, church rummage sales, friends and thrift stores; old glove and eraser from sandy crouse of ohio; pulltabs on back from cans from an art queen party; my old paint brushes; my old toothbrush; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; piece of cabinet from my airstream trailer; beads from a necklace, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

LADIES, GROUP OF EIGHT

the tallest is 22" the shortest is 13", the bases are 4" wide and there are 8 ladies in the finished group $300 or $45 each

Ingredients: old blue shelf from a yard sale from long ago; white fabric from a recent yard sale; branches from the tree out in the lot behind art queen; string from sales and friends; i cut the wooden nose from little pieces of cut wood i found at the yucca valley swap meet years ago; cotton from some of my old vitamin jars and also most of that cotton was sent by Lorraine Kwan of ontario, canada when i recently announced on facebook that i was looking for some, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Donna Pickup in Ardmore, PA)

HELPFUL COMMUNICATION TOOL

19" x 15" $230

Ingredients: round cut board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; ruler from suzanne jenkins in md; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Rachael Goldfarb in Chestnut Hill, MA)

TWO NICE COMBS

8" x 6" $40

Ingredients: board from a recent estate sale with jack and brian; old combs found on the ground usually on the road or in a parking lot; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Sarah at the Rosebowl fleamarket in February, 2012)

RIDE THE WAVE

5" x 5.5" $70

Ingredients: board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley calif; yard sticks from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; piece of plastic from my old plastic bowl sky light at my cabin; glitter from a yucca valley estate sale; wire from the YV swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

on display now at the Inn at Calafia Beach in San Clemente, CA

PRESS THIS BUTTON FOR A BETTER VISION OF OUR FUTURE

PRESS THIS BUTTON TO BRING ORDER TO YOUR DESK

5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: board from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian; wire from the yucca valley swap meet; buttons (wooden squares) from bobby furst of JT, love from shari

love from shari

SOLD (thank you Miranda in Madison, WI)

DON'T JUST DO SOMETHING

SIT THERE

5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; piece of a broom stick; bead from bobby furst of JT; rhinestones also from bobby; piece of watchband from ramona otto of santa monica, calif; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you anonymous)

GODDESS OF COMPASSION

KWAN YIN

5" x 5" $50

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; glitter and kwan yen from sandy crouse of ohio; old painting i cut up; jewels from bobby furst of JT; wire from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Rachael Goldfarb in Chestnut Hill, MA)

GLITTER HAPPENS

9.5" x 8" $60

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; old drawer from a dresser at art queen; things i found on my walk with lynn crounse by her house in palm springs; rhinestones from bobby furst; sequins from sandy crouse of ohio; puka shells, perals and wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Rachael Goldfarb in Chestnut Hill, MA)

BIG BLUE WELCOME FISH

9" x 38" $75

Ingredients: wire and board from an estate sale in santa monica this summer with jack and brian; scraps of wood from furniture from my collections; pulltabs on back from some cans; plastic eye from ebay, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Rachael Goldfarb in Chestnut Hill, MA)

THIS WAY TO THE FUN

13" x 16.5" $200

Ingredients: board from my collection and possibly it was from chantale doyle of mt. fuji general store in joshua tree; things i find on the ground; wood scraps from my collections (scraps from the shelf i used to make those ladies); letters from donation creation in JT and john luckett's recent yard sale; things from sandy crouse in ohio; eyes from ebay; other things from the thrift stores, yard sales and rummage sales of my life and generous friends; wire from an estate sale in santa monica with jack and brian, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Susan Sarris of Riverside, CA)

LOVE

4.5" x 6" $45

Ingredients: round board from jennifer becker of jt, ca; then board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley ca; wire from the yv swap meet; santa hand from sandy crouse of ohio; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Cindy Rosenberg in Los Angeles, CA)

DOG

27" x 12" $80

Ingredients: old miter cutting thing from a long ago yard sale; wire from an old journal; back scratcher; piece of some old chairs; rusty can from jack pierson's yard in wonder valley; old soap container; old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley (which i cut up for the ears); eyes from the yucca valley swap meet; metal (dog collar) from my collection of things, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Stephen Almeida in New Orleans, LA)

LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

I BRAKE FOR EVERYTHING

4.5" x 4.5" $40

Ingredients: scraps from my collections; spools from sandy crouse of ohio; squares from a wooden chess board from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Charlyn in Joshua Tree, CA for her permanent collection, she's our local shaman who often gives my art along to those who need it)

THIS WAY TO THE FUN

13" x 2.5" $20

Ingredients: old shelf from the old music store at art queen; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love and fun from shari

SOLD (thank you Mary Regas in Pasadena, CA)

WISH FAIRY POODLE

4.5" x 4.5" $45

Ingredients: shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; old spool and plastic nose from sandy crouse of ohio; necklace and 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 B.C. DeVore in Joshua Tree, CA)

GOODBYE CHILDHOOD FANTASY, HELLO WORLD

10.5" x 7.5" $50

Ingredients: round board from jennifer becker of jt, ca; then board from jack pierson's garage in wonder valley ca; wire from the yv swap meet; santa hand from sandy crouse of ohio; love from shari

SOLD (thank you Madeline, Sherie and Rick from Los Angeles, CA)

this is a collaboration with ryan erskine who thought of the title

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

4.5" x 5.5" $45

Ingredients: piece of an old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; lovely wooden box with inlays from a friend; old ping pong ball with smashed part that became a laughing mouth; block, wine cork, wooden ball and letters from thrift stores, swap meets yard sales and folks who give me stuff; wire on back from the swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Madeline, Sherie and Rick from Los Angeles, CA)

11" x 11" $20 (it expands across a few inches)

It's Naked Lesbian Day screen printed on bag i made from some cotton, linen or hemp blend fabric i had

SOLD (thank you Madeline, Sherie and Rick from Los Angeles, CA)

FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE AUDIENCE

5" x5" $30

Ingredients: scraps of wood from my collections; old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; golf tees from ramona otto of santa monica; brass wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Madeline, Sherie and Rick from Los Angeles, CA)

OPEN TO THIS MOMENT

5" x 5" $45

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; things i found on the ground (red glass found on the ground by lynne crounse's house in palm springs); letters from john luckett's yard sale, donation creation in joshua tree, sales and my collection of stuff; wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Llyn and Max Crounse of Palm Springs, CA)

I'M PERFECT JUST THE WAY I AM

5" x 5" $45

Ingredients: old shelf from the old hollywood video store in yucca valley; frame wood from an old drawer at art queen; pearls and wire from the yucca valley swap meet; tinfoil from a potato from jack pierson's recent photo shoot in wonder valley; glitter from donation creation in JT; pearls and wire from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Candy and Clara and Franklin in Oakland, CA)

DO NOT FEAR THE DEEP

7" x 19" $125

Ingredients: board from my collection, same for the frame wood; tin foil from a potato from jack pierson's recent photo shoot in wonder valley; wire on back from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Charlyn in Joshua Tree, CA for her permanent collection, she's our local shaman who often gives my art along to those who need it)

PORCUPINE

PORCUPINE 14.5" x 12" $100 SOLD

Ingredients: scraps from my collections; spools from sandy crouse of ohio; squares from a wooden chess board from the yucca valley swap meet, love from shari

SOLD (thank you Kim Chasen of Yucca Valley, CA)