8" x 8" $140
Ingredients: board from the yucca valley swap meet,
from a collection; eyes from ebay and vintage ones from a JT thrift
store; glitter from a kansas city swap meet; small beads and sculpted
face and person from Tamra Willett Johnson of Omaha, NE; all the rest
of the stuff, bingo game, beads, turquoise, buttons, etc from Bianca
Juarez, who cleaned out her garage, Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Deirdre O'Neil in Atherton, CA!)
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WE ARE FAMILY
8" x 10" $140
Ingredients: board and polished rocks from yucca valley swap meet,
same for the glitter shells from ramona otto; things i find on the
ground; leather hair thing from a thrift store in the desert; string
from randy; tiny white pom poms from sandy crouse; bread clasp;
rusty nails from the old wood i find; bead and tape measure (frame)
from bianca juarez in los angeles who cleaned out her garage,
Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Mo in Kansas City, MO)
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7" x 9" $150
Ingredients: picture and pearls from the Yucca valley
swap meet; wood from art queen storage; eyes from someone special
(oops, i forgot); cap from something, scrabble letters from Judy
Wishart of JT, made in JT, CA, Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Carla Kaplan in Boston, MA)
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KITTIES AT PLAY
13" x 10" $140
Ingredients: frame from someone generous; painting from an artist
selling lots of them at the Yucca VAlley swap meet; wood from
the yard; blocks of wood from Bianca Juarez of Los Angeles, who
cleaned out her garage; lovely vintage plastic eyes from ebay;
twisties from carrots from the farmers market and sandy crouse;
pull tabs on back from someone nice, Love From
Shari
SOLD (thank
you, Holly Harrison! these were popular)
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GOOFBALLS
21" x 15.5" $275
Ingredients: board from Art Queen storage; my old spa sandal;
ping pong paddles, scrabble JR letters and maybe those shoe pieces
from the YV swap meet; pull tabs from the ground and friends; juice,
water bottle and other caps from me and Randy and friends, LoVe
from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Barbara and Helena!)
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JOY
7.5" x 8" $120
Ingredients: board from my yard; beads and rope from a Yucca Valley
estate sale with Randy last month; broken plastic, etc found on the
ground on Wall STreet, Yucca Valley, CA; twist tie from something;
cable tag found on the ground in Manhattan, NY; screws from the YV
swap meet,
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Marilyn Green in Menlo Park, CA!)
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7.5" $125
Ingredients: metal thing from Wolfe Recycling in Yucca
Valley with Randy Polumbo; spool from the swap meet; tin foil from
a long ago now gone thrift store in Yucca Valley; twisties from Sandy
Crouse of Ohio; my old check book cover; fake puka shells from the
YV swap meet; sequins from a yard sale; wire from someone, Love
From Shari
SOLD (thanks
Charles Johansen in Holland and Tippy the cat)
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GLITTER KITTY
5.25" x 4.5" $90
Ingredients: hardwood flooring from a construction dumpster found
in downtown NYC with Randy after walking Nico to school; craft sticks
from a yard sale in Bellport, Long Island; eyes from a JT thrift store;
spool from a sale or someone generous; pink glitter from a Kansas
City swap meet (I bought a lot of it in little square plastic containers
and I have used up almost all of it, it's my favorite glitter),
Love From Shari
SOLD (thanks
Nanni Jacobson in Los Angeles, CA, shown here with the feral cats
she feeds. She also looks after possums, birds, skunks, raccoons
and squirrels that get lost in the urban wilderness of Hollywood,
what a great gal!)
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GOOD THINGS ARE ALWAYS HAPPENING TO US
17" x 20.5" $250
Ingredients: frame from Hans Riecke of Maui; Annette Scognamillo's
old wooden spoons (Hans is her dad); clear Lucite cubes and found
beer caps from Tracey Dove Coppen of Phoenix, AZ; tiny glass bead
glitter and silver glitter stuff from Maxine Mick in Yucca Valley,
CA; popsicle sticks from Ramona and Steve Otto; my old painting
towel scraps; leather skirt hem from someone generous; I found all
that other stuff in the desert with my sweet boyfriend and trash
picking buddy Randy Polumbo LoVe
from Shari
SOLD
(thank you, the winner
is Lisa O'Brien in Los Angeles, California!
there were 7 people in this
drawing
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IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FRIENDS
18" x 14" $200
Ingredients: board from Art Queen storage; frame from the Yucca Valley
swap meet; same for the blue pom pom; all that other stuff is from
Hans Riecke on Maui and some of it is from Jan Hamill in Patchogue,
NY; green trim from fringe I bought at the swap meet (that piece is
left over from the lamp i just decorated)
LoVe from Shari
SOLD
(thank you, the winner is Marilyn
Westenhaver!
Chief Squirrel, Nut Division, Westenhaver Wizard Works, Inc., Omaha,
Nebraska
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THE HOKEY POKEY
9" x 12.5" $120
Ingredients: board from the yard; my old and broken rubber slippers;
used and clean popsicle sticks from the YV swap meet and the Ottos;
string also from the swap meet; scrabble letters from Judy Wishart
of JT and I also found some at the Evangelical Free Church's rummage
sale in YV; pull tabs from the nice lady who saves them for me from
her recycling runs around town, LoVe from Shari
SOLD
(thank you, the winner is
John Cassidy in Palo Alto, California!
there were 4 people in this
drawing
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JOY
11" x 14" $150
Ingredients: "Love" painting (on back) from the YV swap
meet; threads and scraps from ripped sheets and stuff from my great
collection of these andn the thrift stores of the desert and also
the swap meet and friends; eyes from a JT thrift store; old shoe lace,
piece of my leggings; that cat was in my dreams last night, it was
Inky, as Randy calls the little black cat that was hanging out at
Art Queen with Marmelade the orange cat, but happily they both have
adopted some neighbors to live with (in my dream the cat was very
skinny like he was made from pipe cleaners), Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you, the winner is Linda Schieber in San Francisco!
there were 2 people in this drawing
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and the winners are!
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FRIENDS
9" x 7.5" $120
Ingredients: board from art queen storage; scraps
of wood from my collection and from here and there; pink smashed cap
from Joanne Licardo and the streets of Los Angeles; beads also from
Joanne; O's from Jan Hamill in Patchogue, NY; wire from the YV swap
meet; glitter from Maxine Mick of Yucca Valley; eyes from the swap meet,
Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you, the winner is Elaine Grossman
in Aspen, Colorado)
(the winning person who gets to buy this piece!)
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thanks to all who entered the drawings!
DOG BLESS AMERICA
12" x 12" $250
Ingredients: board from art queen storage; scraps of wood from my
collection; crayons from Hospice Thrift Store in JT with TEd and JUDY;
pearls from Joanne Licardo; O's from a store in NYC that Randy says
is always going out of business; cap and flag from a generous friend,
I think Susan Kuhlman but sometimes they get away from me,
LoVe from Shari
SOLD
(thank you, the winner is
Joyce Deep in Los Angeles, California)
(the winning person who gets to buy this piece!)
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GLITTER AND BROKEN CAR WINDOW BEE
8" x 8" $140
Ingredients: board from an old drawer from a dumpster in YV; gold glitter
and dominos and string from the YV swap meet; my old studio towel; eyes
from Sandy Crouse of Ohio; broken glass car window from some parking
lot, i carefully piece those together, they are not in sheets like Randy
Polumbo was wondering LoVe and blessings
to all from Shari
SOLD
(thank you, the winner is
Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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LET'S IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT
(Inspired by Neil
Young's song)
11" x 14.5" $350
Ingredients: board from Art QUeen storage and the desert in Joshua Tree;
other wood from the same place; watch bands from Jan Hamill of Patchogue,
NY; leather skirt hem from someone; same for the fake fur; scrabble
game letters from Judy Wishart of JT and i also found some at the YV
swap meet; beads from Tamra Willet-Johnson (here's wishing folks with
short names like Al Elf would donate stuff, ha ha, just kidding ya Tamra
Willet-Johnson of Omaha, NE); water bottle caps; pearls from Suzanne
Jenkins in MD; other caps from here and there and my lovely friends
song by neil young, LoVe and blessings to all from Shari
SOLD
(thank you, the winner is
Mike Berkely in Florida, and get this, Mike was singing that song when
he got my notice about new works)
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REMEMBER TO PLAY EVERY DAY
10" x 12" $250
Ingredients: board is leftover scraps of indoor paneling from Randy's
barn in Bellport, NY; pencils (too small for the kids in Haiku school
to use any more) from Annette Scognamillo and her dad Hans Riecke on
Maui; leather skirt hem from someone; pearls from a pearl necktie someone
gave me a long time ago, Ramona Otto or Suzanne Jenkins; bingo pieces
from Humane Society Thrift STore in JT; tooth paste cap from me; handmade
beads from Tamra Willett-Johnson of Omaha, NE; block from the Yucca
Valley swap meet Love From Shari
SOLD
(thank you the winner is Lee
Gruzen in Manhattan, NY)
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RELAXING MERMAID
7" x 9" $110
Ingredients: board from Art Queen storage; sculpy clay border, pig head
and beads and pictures of Darling Theda Bara from our friend Tamra Willett-Johnson
in Omaha, NE; buttons from Sandy Crouse of Ohio; sequined cut outs from
a dress from the Hospital Auxiliary thrift store in Joshua Tree, CA;
pink glitter in large format from a swap meet in K. C., Kansas,
Love From Shari
SOLD
(thank you! the winner is
Janice Babbitt)
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OPRAH FOR PRESIDENT
11" x 14" $130
Ingredients: board from Art Queen storage and probably found in the
desert; wood dowels from a hand made teddy bear diaper holder wich I
took apart for the bears (to be appearing later in something); aquarium
rocks from the YV Swap meet; jewels from Joane Licardo of Los Angeles,
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Amy Pikarsky in Chicago, IL, of course)
Randy Polumbo, my cute boyfriend, might be on
the Oprah show, his company in NYC, 3-D Laboratory, is working on Nate's
new apartment and they are filming the progress (Nate is Oprah's designer)
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SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF DOG
7" x 14" $190
Ingredients: frame, puka shell necklace, from the Yucca Valley
Swap meet; cool old wooden box from Lynn Steely's great sales in Kansas
City; pieces of wood from my box of those; tiny caps from the parking
lot of the tire store in YV; my old spa sandal; rick rack from someone;
leather cord from Stephanie Walker, Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Susan Kuhlman in NYC)
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LIFE IS A BIG DANCE
13" x 26" $240
Ingredients: In box from an estate sale in KC, MO; bunches of jewelry
and stuff from Patti Neighmond in Los Angeles; hearts from a YV church
rummage sale with Randy; sequins from Ramona Otto; scrabble games from
the YV Swap meet; plastic letters from Brady vest of KC, MO;
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Hans Riecke in Maui, Hawaii)
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5" x 4.5" $145 set
Ingredients: old painting canvas from the swap meet; frame and metal
pieces from the desert with Randy; dried and peeled Nova color paints;
eyes from a JT thrift store; my old spa sandal; old glove from Stuart;
old bath tub decal; string from a table cloth, Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Amy Pikarsky in Chicago, IL)
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I SEE THE BEE
14.5" x 10.5" $180
Ingredients: board from the storage room at Art Queen; my old debit
card; cards and stuff from Jan Hamill in Patchogue, NY; other stuff
from Stephanie Walker, Patti Neighmond, Marilyn Oleksinsky, Maxine Mick
(glitter) and Esalen with Randy last year (string from towels)
Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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MY QUIRKY GARDEN
13" x 7" $250
Ingredients: cupboard door, hand crafted hot pad made from fabric and
bottle caps and other jewelry and stuff from the YV Swap meet; water
bottle caps; refridgerator letters from Suzanne Jenkins and Jenny Fillius
in Seattle; things I find on the ground like those bottle caps; thread
from Kim Pitzer in AZ; sequins from Ramona Otto; cute plastic flower
candle holders from Nancy Fuller in Los Angeles; bread things from Harriet
Ratner in Santa Monica; my old spa sandal, jewels, etc from Marilyn
Oleksinski, Kerrie Howell, Jan Hamill and other generous friends
Love & Blessings From ShAri
SOLD (thank
you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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FAST CARS
14" x 7" $140
Ingredients: broken drawer from the dumpster at the boys and girls club
thrift store in Yucca Valley, CA; found plastic things from my box of
"plastic things"; wood I found somewhere; scrabble letters
from that sale at the E. Free church in YV; bottle caps from water
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Maya Fidler in Los Angeles)
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I AM CALM
13" x 7" $225
Ingredients: broken dresser (drawer) from the Boys and Girls Club
Thrift Store in Yucca Valley, CA, it was being thrown out; glass tiles
from Marilyn Oleksinski of Santa Monica; rubber letters (very big which
i cut the frame from) from the swap meet in Yucca Valley; broken glass
window pieces from a parking lot in the desert; blue cardboard letters
from a game from Ramona Otto; other Scrabble tiles from the Evangelical
Free Church Rummage sale in Yucca Valley, aquarium rocks from the swap
meet; plastic white A from Brady Vest of KC, Love &
Blessings From ShAri
SOLD (thank
you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS WITH HIS ASSISTANT, ED
6" x 6" $100
Ingredients: broken drawer from the boys and girls club thrift store
in Yucca Valley, CA; my old spa sandal; peeled nova color paints; pulltab
from a can; eye from a JT thrift store; necklace from the YV swap meet;
old ruler and found items from the desert,
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Kate Shelley, this one is popular tonight!)
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9.5" x 11" $200
Ingredients: board from the YV Swap meet; mini blind samples
from the generous Susan Kuhlman in NYC; round wooden cat noses from
Hans Riecke (architect) on Maui (my neighbor growing up!); caps from
Randy's health drinks; twisties from trash bags and produce from the
YV Organic farmers market; eyes from Suzanne Jenkins in MD; pull tab
from the ground,
Love From Shari
SOLD (thank
you Susan Sarris in Riverside, CA)
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MAY DOG BLESS OUR HOME
9" x 9" $200
Ingredients: board and old blocks from the YV swap meet; cut piece
of round wood (dog nose) from Hans Riecke of MAui; eyes from the Ev
Free Church sale; bracelet ("Dolphin") from Patti and Tom
Neighmond in West Hollywood; pulltab from a can; cap from something
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Devon SuSholtz in Santa Monica)
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12" x 9" $170
Ingredients: canvas and cute plastic owl lock from the yucca
valley swap meet; scraps of wood from my box of those; twisties from
the organic produce at the organic farmers market in YV; popsicle
sticks from ramona and steve otto and other friends; toys from friends;
same for the pom poms, jewels (the last of those) from suzanne jenkins
in MD--suzanne recently retired from the Smithsonian INstitution,
I met her on ebay buying up some of her good crochet items for the
Crochet Museum, I told her they were going to the museum, and she
became one of my biggest collectors (she has since run out of wall
space) love from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Susan Collicott in Seattle, WA, another popular piece tonight)
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SOMETIMES I NEED A NEW PERSPECTIVE
13" x 7" $135
Ingredients: broken drawer from the boys and girls club thrift store
in Yucca Valley, CA; necklace from Joanne Licardo or the swap meet,
but she gives me lots of stuff so i'll mention her name; i think those
wooden rockets (creatures heads) are from Ramona Otto; pompoms from
Sandy Crouse who just gave me a bunch of old pom poms including the
smallest pom poms i've ever seen, but they are in ny and i am in Ca.
right now; scrabble game from that EV Free church sale; my old peeled
nova color paints; plastic letters from BRady vest of KC MO; eyes from
my favorite JT thrift store (being remodeled right now)
LoVe from Shari
SOLD (thank
you Lucile Renwick in Los Angeles, CA)
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LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE OF IT
23" x 32"
$500
Ingredients: wood cut picture (dock scene) from a thrift store (Humane
Society) in Yucca Valley, CA; bottle caps from my old water bottles,
things from Jan Hamill in Patogue, NY, Stephanie Walker of Joshua Tree;
Joanne Licardo, Ramona Otto; Susan Kuhlman and Friends; wood pieces
from Hans Riecke of Maui; tin from the desert; leather from the Yucca
Valley swap meet, love from Shari
SOLD
(thank you John Cassidy at Klutz.com)
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