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Crafting Personal Shrines: Using Photos, Mementos & Treasures to Create Artful Displays [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Carol Owen (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)


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Creating a personal shrine is a meaningful way to commemorate special moments and people, and an artistically satisfying project, too. Carol Owen, a shrinemaker for more than 20 years, offers easy instructions and inspiring photographs that will guide anyone through the process. The work begins simply, with a basic frame for mounting treasured mementos. Then, learn how to create doors, shelves, drawers, and other architectural features. There are suggestions on embellishments to personalize the shrine, and even ideas for possible objects to include. In addition to the author, 8 renowned shrine artists provide hands-on information about how they created their distinctive structures, and another two dozen experts offer insights into their creative practices. The vibrant gallery of work will spark anyone’s imagination. A Selection of the One Spirit Book Club.
The author lives in Pittsboro, NC.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Lark Books; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 157990453X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579904531
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #848,207 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Inspiring and Beautiful!, August 23, 2005
I picked this book up at the library, but had to buy my own copy after reluctantly turning it in after having it four weeks and renewing it once.

The illustrations of the unique, beautiful shrines and shadow boxes created by the artists are worth the price of the book even if you never make one.

I'm no whiz at crafting, but the instructions are so simple, easy to understand and clearly written that I made 2 shrines in less than 2 weeks in my spare time. Each example has several variations and each shrine has an easy to understand material list. The instructions were even easy enough for a man to follow. LOL!

If you love collage, you'll love this book. It's a wonderful way to take collaging a step further to a 3 dimensional, inexpensive medium that can become a collector's item or family heirloom.

I highly recommend this book!
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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Original & inspiring..., October 29, 2006
By F.Faulkner "F.F." (Hartford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
but not quite as helpful as I'd hoped. The style is very artsy and very collage. And there were not many ideas for decorating the shrine with personal memorabilia. The artists' section at the back is interesting, but not really inspiring to me personally. The instructions were excellent, the photos confused me a bit putting the shadowbox openings together, but other than that they were great. I will definitely be using the book to build a personal or gift shrine, but for decorating inspiration I might turn elsewhere. Would have liked more photos, more momentos.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational Shrining, July 8, 2006
By Victoria Aylward (Potomac Falls, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews
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Carol Owen takes us through a catalog of artists' personal shrines, that are both thought provoking and beautiful! I'm an artist, and I found this book very inspirational! I would recommend it to fellow artists who are interested in capturing their sprirituality in 3-d form!
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2.0 out of 5 stars know what you are getting for your money !
when a publisher does not provide a 'look inside' preview of a book (and i mean more than just the 'Table of Contents' and 'Index') i fear that the book is not worth any amount of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Luscher

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to make shrines
This is a nice book to have. Even if you are not making the shrines yourself, it's still very useful for getting pointers on decorating premade ones. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Carmen Iris

5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspiration
This book was an inspiration and a joy. The author gave easy to follow basics and direction to personalize a "sacred house". Read more
Published 15 months ago by Sagebrush

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting...
This book is an introduction to making personal shrines. I would have liked to see more examples from working artists who create shrines for their work versus craft-type examples... Read more
Published on February 17, 2007 by R. Reese

5.0 out of 5 stars Crafting Personal Shrines
The book gave beautiful pictures and detailed instructions, a bit complex though...good thing im a shrine artist already, I have my own techniques with the same materials which is... Read more
Published on January 21, 2007 by L. Grimshaw

3.0 out of 5 stars Let YOUR talents be stimulated by these inspiring *crafters*
Shall we accept a faddish definition of the word *shrine*? Author Carol Owen presents the concept of *shrining* in her book (now in paperback) - - as an extension of the popular... Read more
Published on January 5, 2007 by mcHaiku

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad instructions
The book has 7 shrine projects. The instructions repeatedly send you back to the beginning of the book to repeat steps. Read more
Published on November 27, 2006 by J. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars OH GOODNESS!
This is simply one of the most inspiring books i've got!!!! Such beautiful pictures,how-to-s projects...SIMPLY AMAZING!
Published on December 18, 2004 by Celine Navarro

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