SCARY BOX

This is my new project. An old drawer from an antique dresser turned into a shrine of sorts. It is titled YARD SALE FAITH! I have been gathering old rosary beads, angel pins and other religious bling from yard sales and thrift shops. I collaged a lot of angel prints that I liked in the back wall...a copy of my late husband's funeral card on the side beside the lady. The lady is a plaster piece also from an estate sale. She was pretty and pastel colored and I changed her in to a dark ghost like image. I've always been attracted to religious symbols and more so to the things that people toss out. I think….this pin or rosary must have been important to someone at some time, how can I turn this in to ART? I have been working on this off and on for a year or more. I drag it out—put it away---drag it out—put it away! I put a piece of Styrofoam on the bottom and covered it with concrete patch and pressed the angel pins in to it while it was wet. I also have a set of alphabets that you press in to cement of plaster…I pressed in FAITH, you might be able to see it. Now, here’s the bottom line. Something about this art creeps me out and it stirs dark feelings and I keep it in a closet. Annie calls it Grandma’s SCARY BOX. I am going to change this piece of unfinished art in to something that I will want to see everyday. I bet you can’t wait to see it when it’s transformed! Me too! You can click on image to enlarge.