Morris' Internal Astronaut

This is a shadowbox I was lucky enough to find at a thrift store. Shadowboxes seem to be difficult to find in thrifts so I was happy to find a couple of these.
Morris' Internal Astronaut has a vintage astronomy page as the background with a nice bright planet to shine some light on the astronaut. The anatomical man running is from a vintage book as is the moon rocks piece glued onto the glass with a light layer of silicone. The rocket was found in a science book. The astronaut in the background is from an old vintage paperback. The radio tube is also vintage paper as is the spaceship in the lower right hand corner. The toy compass was found in a Dollar Tree store. I really enjoyed creating this piece and am happy that its new owner loves it so much.

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Dial 212 for New York

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This piece's objects were placed inside a colorful cigar box. I used 2 colored dice, a New York Christmas ornament, 4 old fuses and a vintage telephone dial as the centerpiece. In the background is a vintage star map graphic. The two astronauts are actual vintage graphics as well. The heads came from a vintage medical book and were placed on the astronauts head to give them a more vintage look. The compass isn't vintage but I liked the way it is in the middle of the telephone dial. You can still place your finger inside a dial hole and dial just like the old days.

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Courting the Universe July 2010

Made for my niece for her birthday. She loves astronomy like I do. The collage is 3 D as are most of my collages.