During the Lobby Gallery show at the Lakeside I painted a whole stack of small paintings as demos and some turned out quite well. Nice enough to put in a mat and cellophane sleeve; now they look like a million bucks!
The 4 little treasure chests are 7x5x3″ wooden boxes, which I decorated with encaustic. Each one is a painting by itself, don’t you think? I want to sell them at the next Lakeside show. Now, how to price them…??!
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November 16, 2011 at 7:37 pm |
Thea, they are all lovely.
I love the boxes. You never cease to amaze me.
Hugs
November 16, 2011 at 8:20 pm |
It’s nice! I made also some boxes, the same way, with encaustic, and I had also the trouble with the pricing, because the people can’t imagine how much work is behind (honestly said: I could sell only some, small pieces from them…)
Mari
Good luck to you, Thea!
November 16, 2011 at 8:28 pm |
Lovely Thea. The boxes are special-where did you find them? Are they paper mache?
November 16, 2011 at 10:02 pm |
Thanks, Linda, glad you like them! Mari, your boxes are wonderful! If mine don’t sell I might give them away for Christmas….;-))
Patt, I have had the boxes for a long time. I think I had bought them at Canadian Tire…they are made of thin ply wood.
P.S.: Just saw the bag they came in: I apparently got them at Home Hardware!
December 27, 2011 at 8:14 am |
You have such a wonderful imagination, Thea. I just love the little boxes. Did you coat them with anything before applying the wax? May I ask the size and what you sell them for? Really lovely.
December 27, 2011 at 5:37 pm |
Thanks, Jyl! The boxes are 7x5x3″ and I priced them at $80.00, which might be a bit high, so I think I will reconsider…;-)
The one with the turquoise stones went to our daughter-in-law for Christmas. She loves turquoise!