tracey kazimir-cree's sunshine factory

explorer reliquary

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Here’s the piece I did last week in my class with Leighanna Light at The Artists’ Nook. I didn’t end up using the rear view mirror, but I used a bunch of other random items I found in the vehicle, including some of that shattered glass.

The day before yesterday, I was in a car accident. We won’t talk about that in detail. But here’s where we make lemonade: My automobile is being totaled. Yesterday Tim and I went over to the mechanic’s and got out all of our personal items. I also found some bulbs and pieces of metal and grabbed the CD magazine out of the smashed CD changer in the back. I’m taking a class tomorrow with Leighanna Light at The Artists’ Nook and it’s entitled “Reliquary of Inspiration”. I was originally going to do a shrine for my former dog, Zuni, but decided it would be more timely to do one for my beloved 1992 Ford Explorer, which is about to be laid to rest.

So today, I called my mechanic and asked him to pull off the rear view mirror and save it for me because I’m going to make art with it. He was amused, but I’m sure he thinks I’m a wacko.

And I’m ok with that!

Altered Wine Bottle Bud Vase

I had fun with this one, layering on the deli paper I colored with Color Mists from Outside the Margins. I also used some of the neat basic wire techniques that Andrea of SunSpirit Studio taught me earlier this year. FUN!