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)

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)

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)

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)

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")

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

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)