Monday, January 10, 2011

north star shadow boxes

These 2 boxes honor my father, an utterly practical man, a mechanical engineer, who outlined in pencil the proper place for each hand tool in his tool cabinet. Yet he wove into our lives whimsy, play, and inventiveness and unleashed our imaginations and potential. He embodies patience and constancy. He is my north star.
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north star, two, mixed media, 2010


north star, two (detail), mixed media, 2010


north star, one, mixed media, 2010