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

by Carol Owen (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
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)

Customer Reviews

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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

By	Marion "[e-mail]" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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!

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.

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 (REAL NAME)

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!