Dating Circus

Two Power

Joan of Arc Hears the Angels (Vox Angelica)

The Dating Circus

The gentleman who bought 'Wedding Circus' asked me to make another circus-themed box. Here it is! I just completed 'Dating Circus', which I have been told is the best shadowbox I've done to date. It is going to be hung in a room at the Retro Suites (a very cool and funky hotel located here in Chatham).

I feel quite honoured!

I am currently working on some smaller pieces for a show called 'Through Women's Hands'.

The cute little piece, above, called 'Joan of Arc Hears the Angels (Vox Angelica)' is only 4.25" x 6.25". Just to give you an idea of scale, 'Dating Circus' (above) measures almost 36" x 30" x 4". Making smaller pieces is fun because I can do them in a day.

I think I will make more of these mini-boxes in the future. Not everyone has a whole wall they can devote to one shadowbox.

Plus, there are some topics that are pretty simple to illustrate and only need a little box to get the point across. 'Joan of Arc Hears the Angels (Vox Angelica)' only needed a face, a reference to angels, and a sword- voila.

I will be submitting "Two Power" (above) for the show"Through Women's Hands". It's also a little piece that took me less than a day to make.

I wanted 'Two Power' to illustrate that although we live in a techno-rich world, the real power comes from our relationships with each other. Even if we look and act like robots, we still have hearts and we still need love.

Now, I have to get back to a big commission I'm working on for a gentleman from California. I'll post photos when I'm done.