Making Shadow Boxes and Shrines

by Kathy Cano-Murillo, Kathy Cana-Murillo

Throughout history, human beings have kept physical reminders and mementos of loved ones, popular icons and significant life events. Shrines and shadow boxes - three-dimensional collages set into a box or housing - have become popular ways of collecting and displaying these meaningful objects as an artistic assemblage. This book offers ideas for 32 shrines and shadow boxes with themes ranging from personal expression to memory-keeping to historical tributes and celebrations. There is also a gallery of 10 more professionally designed works and tips for collecting the right materials for this type of creation.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Kathy Cano-Murillo is an artist, author, TV personality, and founder of CraftyChica®. She is a former syndicated newspaper columnist and now a full-time creativepreneur and has authored a dozen books, including two novels and the best seller – Forever Frida. CraftyChica designs have been sold on HSN, at Barnes & Noble, Michaels, and hundreds of retailers across the country. Kathy’s mission is to promote positivity via creativity! Features include Forbes, The New York Times, HGTV, CNN, Buzzfeed+ more. She is a third-gen Mexican-American and lives in Phoenix, AZ.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the Day of the Dead tribute on the cover to a toy truck covered with glitter, medallions, and religious statuary - this book is DA BOMB! (People still say that, right?) Every where you look, there are tons of ideas for collages, and other projects. I LOVE every page of this one!

[Sandy Mclaughlin-rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! So many creative inspirations "out of the box"

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[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good ideas for shrines...wonderful pics.