Anatomical Heart Shadowbox #8

found wood, fabric paper, vinyl, paint
8 x 10 3/4 inches

Anatomical Heart Shadowbox #7

found wood, paint, paper, vinyl
8 x 10 3/4 inches

The image here is from a 1970's National Geographic picture of a flock of flamingos in Northern Africa...upside down.

Anatomical Heart Shadowbox #6

found wood, old book pages, paint, vinyl
8 x 10 3/4 inches

The book is The Christmas Carol, this edition published in 1899.  I glued it down then sanded it before painting the heart in and adding the vinyl lines on top.

Anatomical Heart Shadowbox #5

found wood, paper, vinyl, paint
8 x 10 3/4 inches

I think this was the first one I made last  year...so I  put the frame on first, then painted it and added the design without painting the lath.  I like the natural look and the more roughly painted edge inside.

Anatomical Heart Shadowbox #4

found wood, paper, paint, vinyl
8 x 10 3/4 inches

Inside the heart here is a reproduction of found fabric from the farm.  I think it's got a certain sophistication.

Anatomical Heart Shadowbox #3

found wood, vinyl, paint, newspaper
8 x 10 3/4 inches

That pile of 1961 Wichita Eagle newspaper has really done me right!  It takes paint so nicely...I love working with it.

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Anatomical Heart Shadow Box #2

found wood, paint, paper, vinyl
8 x 10 3/4 inches

The heart has an enlarged reproduced map of France from the 1930s, found in one of my kin's textbooks from that time.