art boxes

Part of a series based on the book Crowns by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry.

African American women tell stories about their lives, their culture, and their amazing church hats..






 Gloria Swindell  tells about her favorite hat, and how she came to receive it..




Ok.. I will have to revisit these few photos.. I can't rotate them in the program...

  




Here's another.. I will fix it..but for now, just turn your head a wee bit to the left..thx..
 


  
I love this one...!!

 
Got that?


Printemps
 
Original Alkyd impasto, Graphite and Transparent Watercolour


Springtime is...



Brought to you by the Cosmic Archer..





Inventora NO. 7


This box is a poem..

Text and photo taken from an original Show magazine circa early 1960's..

"Understand your heritage" said the Inspectora..






"Bright Angel"





















Custom Gift Boxes..





My Soul Goes

From a travel journal kept by Mary Steele on accompanying Mr. T.C. Steele and William Forsythe to Europe. Presented at the Portfolio Club in 1893..Mary had a lovely way with words..






Venus Twins

A boxed set, lined with flocked paper, was actually bought by a twin for her twin sister!






Short Story
Box made for Freda Love Smith, who won a micro-fiction contest in Great Britain with this very short story...







My Heart At Thy Etc.

Romance flowers bound in steel.








(pen and ink, watercolor:  Paul Klee)


All For The Love
 Why is the earth round ?  Is paradise the center of gravity ?




































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