More...um.............

....relics....totems....artifacts....Steampunked Altoid tins.   The top one has a 'flickering candle' LED with battery, the bottom - a vacuum tube.

Altered.................

artifacts.....relics.....Altoid tins to be exacting.  Soldered, rusted and embellished.

Shrine of ....................

............Improbable Gravity. Removable tin in the center. Led candle. Approximately 17" x 9". My entry into AIA's "Outside the Box" silent auction at the Bush Park Art Fair.

Shrine #9...............

............Sanctuary. Mixed media/assemblage. 17-inches x 10-inches x 3-inches.

Shrine #8.............

.....Lodge of Lost Summers. Assemblage/mixed media. Approx 15-inches x 9-inches x 3-inches. Removeable altered Altoids tin. Wall hanging. Sold.

Shrine #7...............

Spring is nearly sprung and the sun is shrining once again....sporadically. "Portal of Passage". Assemblage 15.5-inches tall x 9-inches wide. Altered Altoids tin is held in place via a magnet. Sold at the AIA Silent Auction.

Shrine #6.............

...."Aperature of Possibilities". Roughly 12-inches x 7-inches x 3.5-inches. Removable tin. Assemblage. Sold.

Shrine Number 5...........

......The Vault of Forgotten Dreams. Replete with combination lock. Approximately 13-inches x 7-inches x 3-inches. Assemblage.

It may be cold......

but inspiration shrines on.......Shrine #4: Passage of Remembrance. 14-inches tall x 8-inches wide x 3.5-inches deep. Removable shrine box (held in place via magnet). Mixed media assemblage.

Shrine III.............

.....The Door Beneath Tomorrow. Mixed Media. Approx size 17-inches high x 8-inches wide x 3-inches deep.

Shrine On.....

crazy diamond....the second float in the Shrine Parade (stay inside the safety ropes, kids): This is the unlatched Gateway Beyond Time (with lovely rusty gears and papered inside with fortune cookie fortunes -- I knew they'd come in handy SOME day). LED tea lights add the timeless touch. 12-inches high x 7-inches wide x 2.5-inches deep. Wall hanging.

Shrine Parade.........

begun...and no funny hats or tricycles..... Altoid tin shrine (tin is removable). Mixed media. Approximately 14-inches high x 8-inches wide x 2-inches deep. LED tea lights for the devoted touch. Sold.

Shrine ............

.....component in progress. Working on a visualization of a series of Tech Shaman shrines with mint tins altered in this general idea. Stay tuned for progression....