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This is a new website (May 06), and most of these articles appeared originally at my Aisling.net website.
As time permits, I'll be adding more shrines, more articles, and more webpages.
Most of my shrines articles include tips for making your own shrines, large and small. However, I've also written how-to articles about materials and techniques that can be used with shrines and other dimensional art.
Wall and table shrines
Edgar Allan Poe Art Shrine - details,
scans, how-to tips, and a
free downloadable mini-poster.
Pocket shrines
Superman Pocket Shrine, from a Pringle's lid, and Superman shrine - hardware (how-to details).
Otherworld (faerie) Shrine - A small shrine with a faerie theme.
Create matchbox shrine - A deconstructed matchbox shrine, with wings.
Art & Alchemy pendant shrine - Goddess-themed pendant shrine, for a friend.
Creativity pocket shrine, featuring goddess images in a matchbox.
Pocket shrine: Tammy Faye - One of my most popular shrines, complete with false eyelashes.
Elvis Matchbook Shrine - Example and how-to tips for making your own matchbook shrine.
The Art & Science of Pocket Shrines - The text of my 2001 workshop handout.
Articles about making art shrines
Breakthrough Shrines notes - After-class how-to tips & instructions.
Shrines: Add Texture with Plaster and Gauze - Unique shrine embellishments.
Applying plaster gauze to your art shrine - Illustrated, step-by-step instructions.
Layering paint and polyurethane for rich depth - Up to three layers is ideal.
Early and later embellishments for mystery and dazzle, ideas for even better results.
Rubbings
How to do a gravestone rubbing - schoolchildren do this; you can too.
Casting from gravestones and other sculpted surfaces with polymer clay.
Elegant rubbings with Renaissance Foil - a neat trick with dazzling results.
Using rubbings in your shrines and journals - far more than just gravestones.
The Art & Science of Pocket Shrines - The text of my 2001 workshop handout.
(In addition, many of my webpages about shrines include tips and how-to information about how the shrine was made.)
Assemblages
Asparagus Wands - Simple faerie wands of asparagus stalks.
Capolan exchange : Relic room assemblage - Altered Altoid tin.