My friend Corrie Parks gave me this tin last spring. Dan Bailey brought it back for her after a trip.
I made this little tableau and returned it to her. I didn’t get a photo of the fact that the saucer glows in the dark.
Approximately 2.24″ x 1.2″.
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Velvet Elvis
I made this for Beverly’s mother – she adores Elvis!
The bottom half is floating over velvet, which is a first for me. The dog is a the late Sadie.
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Hope is in the Ocean
Here’s an empty can of clams – well, it was empty.
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The Ghost in the Grandmother Clock
The inspiration for this comes from family, and in particular, my grandmother.
Rosamond Laurie Doran died before I was born, in Panama. She was a nurse.
The names on the tombstones belong to the dead raccoons that were killed by cars. They are buried in my yard.
There is a ghost in the clock – shrouded, because I’ve never met this particular ghost.
Above the bolo knife is a painting my grandmother made. It’s the only thing I have of hers. It hangs in my dining room, and she signed it. She was quite beautiful.
I often sense that she looks after me.
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The Ghost of Triton
My dad and I used to eat smokey kippered herring on saltines, when I was a kid. The tins came with a key that would open the can. If you didn’t do it correctly, a little metal tab would snap off and it was difficult to get the can open.
This scene shows the ghost of Triton, haunting his old haunt. He’s accompanied by old friends. All the eyes glow in the dark. All the eyes except his.
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A Fine Can of Fish
The original version of this was destroyed in a flood. Posting here for posterity.