Shrinemaker

Birds

2012-02-02T18:12:00.001-08:00

I made this a couple of years ago.

December 23, 2011

2011-12-26T18:24:00.001-08:00

Side Streets

2011-12-08T14:58:00.001-08:00

Not the best photo but I was in a hurry to get this to FRANK for the "intimate objects" portion of their Holiday show. Check out the gallery if you get a chance. Lots of really nice things are there now.

Story Book

2011-11-06T15:00:00.000-08:00

When I found these 4 square shaped boards I thought I would make 4 smaller pieces but it turned into one large piece that started feeling more and more like a book. The piece can be put together in any order. The edges are lined with spines from old books I found at the recycling shed.

Dimming of the Day/Revised

2011-09-20T17:24:00.000-07:00

I worked a little more on this piece. NOW it's done.

The Dimming of the Day

2011-08-31T19:43:00.000-07:00

I just took down a show at my local coffee shop, Cup a Joe. It was a lot of fun and I had some really good feedback. This piece was part of the show. I rarely use pictures of my family but in this case I came across a rejected photocopy of a picture of my parents, one that I never saw until a few years ago. Since my parents were close to 50 when I was born I never saw them as this young. In fact I don't think we had any pictures of them as a couple, so I loved getting this picture in the mail from an elderly cousin a few years ago. It seemed to fit into this piece when I was about 1/3 of the way into it. I took the title from a Bonnie Raitt song I love.

2011-08-12T08:56:00.000-07:00

I just finished this, well not quite. There are still a few things to do but mostly it's done. I set out to make something "cheery" .....well, I did stick to bright colors. My daughter said it looks like Mardi Gras, Day of the Dead, and Easter all in one.

New show at Cup a Joe

2011-08-11T06:20:00.001-07:00

I have a new show up at Cup a Joe Coffee shop on Weaver Dairy Rd. in Chapel Hill. There a alot of new pieces as well as some older one. Come by and enjoy a cup of coffee and check out the art. THANKS, Charron

Gala at FRANK

2011-06-22T06:58:00.000-07:00

Last month I donated a piece to FRANK's birthday party Gala, Off the Wall. You can see it at http://www.flickr.com/photos/frankisart/5535710958/in/set-72157626183851390

Dreams of Home

2011-06-19T17:56:00.000-07:00

I sent this off to a young man in Wisconsin for his first Communion from his Aunt here in North Carolina. Didn't have time to have the photographer get a picture of it.

In My Backyard

2011-06-19T17:53:00.000-07:00

Not a great picture but I had to take one quick before I sent this off to some friends in Seattle.

Recorded Life

2011-03-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

I'll be showing a piece in the Scrapel Hill exhibit at University Mall in Chapel Hill starting April 17th. Here's a preview.

"IN THE GARDEN"

2011-01-11T11:53:00.000-08:00

I just finished this piece today. It is made from an old cabinet door and alot of lids from bottles, tins, jars, and cans, cloth, belts, paper, and paint. Everything except the nails and glue are recycled. Some one described this as a color explosion.

2010-08-28T09:36:00.001-07:00

I'm just about finished with this chair. I found it at the dump, it was pretty beat up (see before picture). I used alot of bottle caps, tins and nails.

2010-08-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

I came across this picture today and thought it was interesting to see how I started out and what the finished piece looked like. I don't have a plan that I am aware of and I like that I can take something out or add something pretty much anywhere along the line.

See explanation below

2010-08-16T20:34:00.000-07:00

Inside (really bad picture)

2010-08-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

LOVE:What's in the cabinet.

2010-08-15T19:43:00.000-07:00

This piece is in a new show at FRANK www.frankisart.com in the COLORS show. This photo is from the website. I made this from a cabinet I purchased at the habit resale store. The front is mostly lids and caps with a few other things thrown in. I made it before I went to Sante Fe. I guess just thinking about going there inspired me. I'll try to get a picture of the inside up soon. If you're in Chapel Hill come by the gallery. It's such a beautifully put together exhibit.

2010-06-26T05:15:00.002-07:00

I had this piece hanging at FRANK and was fortunate enough to sell in the opening night. I used a piece of house siding, a couple of old shirts, belts, old instrument cases.....a lot of stuff.

2010-06-26T05:15:00.001-07:00

"Places I Have Seen"

2010-06-26T05:12:00.000-07:00

I had this piece hanging at FRANK in May. I was fortunate enough to sell it on the opening night.

"As I Remembered It"

2010-03-31T15:00:00.000-07:00

I will be showing my art on consignment at the new gallery opening in Chapel Hill, NC. Take a look at what the gallery will be showing on Facebook FRANK-Franklin-Street-Arts-Collective

At the Reception with my sister/neice

2010-03-04T17:59:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who came by my show at the UNC Hospital. I had a great little reception on Friday.Thanks again for all you support. Charron .

"Vision and Reality" at NC Women"s Hospital in February

2009-12-14T13:20:00.000-08:00

I have a show of mostly new work at the North Carolina Women's Hospital, Women's Health Information Center located on the ground floor of N.C. Women's Hospital, 101 Manning Dr. Chapel Hill, NC. 20% of sales to benefit Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. I'll be having a reception Friday, 2/19 from 4-6. Stop by if you can.
Top: "Testing the Waters" Bottom: "Visions and Realities"

Dream of the World and Its Wonders

2009-12-06T19:11:00.000-08:00

"Save Me"

2009-11-19T14:22:00.000-08:00

I made this piece a while back. It is 5 panel glass window.

2009-11-06T17:32:00.000-08:00

I made this piece awhile back. My son gave it to a friend for her birthday. I hope she likes it.

Can't remember the title

2009-10-14T14:49:00.000-07:00

I made this piece a few years ago and had it in a show called "Art and the Feminine Divine". The piece of wood was originally a serving tray with little cut out places for small bowls and a cutting surface. Well stictly speaking, originally the piece of wood was a tree and before that a seed. It has had quite an interesting life. Who know what is in store for it next.

GRACE

2009-10-14T14:44:00.000-07:00

I made this a while back for a friend who lent it back to me for a show. Unfortunately it was either stolen or I missed placed it and someone "found" it. I have been hoping it would show up somehow but it hasn't. I used a fruit crate I found on the street in NYC, much to the embarassemtn of my family I carried it around with me until we got back to our hotel.

Petroglyph

2009-09-11T18:05:00.000-07:00

I've posted this before.This is a statement from my most recent show. Don't worry I had someone help me edit it. Contact me at shrinemaker@mail.com
Artist Statement:
I started making these shrines sometime in 2002 with my art teacher and friend Marki. The first shrines were from tangerine boxes and things lying around the house. I liked using things that had very little sentimental attachment. I felt like I was creating something without any rules or responsibilities. The freedom and surprise I felt with each shrine I made seemed to bring to light aspects of my life and myself that I had forgotten or been unaware of. Memories, images, and feelings from my childhood returned as I worked on new shrines. Once I got started I really couldn't stop.I grew up in a big Catholic family in Detroit. I never felt especially religious but I did associate my church with my home, my neighborhood, my family, and my developing female identity. Home, neighborhood, and family were at the core of how I saw and still see myself as a woman. I realize how people, especially girls and women, from my early childhood influenced me, inspiring, shaping, and populating my art.One of the strongest pleasures of my childhood was the time I spent wandering around the alleys of my neighborhood, doing what we called alley picking. I loved finding discarded things and bringing them home to a new life. I wasn't just collecting stuff. I came to feel a kind of obligation to them. It was hard to throw them away. In my shrines I use mostly things I've found in an alley, on the street, in my own trash, or at a thrift shop. Many pieces in this show are made from remnants of a room-remodeling project in my home. I like to think that all broken things can have a new life if given a chance. I am always so happy when something, the uglier the better, that I've been looking at in my box of stuff for years finally finds its way into just the right place in a piece. In these pieces, I am trying to reclaim a spirit of the Divine that emanates from the ordinary but transcends the everydayness of the objects I use. I don't believe my art has more of the Divine than other earthly objects, but I feel something spiritual awakened and at work when I am creating. When I recognize the piece I've worked on is complete, I am so grateful to have found this connection to God in my life.Artist Bio:I am a self-taught artist and physical therapist. Although I took the first unconscious steps in my creative life when I became a childhood ally picker, it wasn't until about six years ago that I started making art out of things that other people would consider junk. Although having shows of my work has never been my goal, I have presented my work in Chapel Hill, in Lawrence, Kansas, and in Richmond, Virginia.

2009-08-20T18:18:00.000-07:00

I made this for an auction. I used an old badmitton birdie and a candy wrapper.

Guidance for Development

2009-08-20T18:01:00.000-07:00

This piece is made from the back of a crib that I picked up at the dump. I also used alot of book covers and records.

Admit One

2009-08-17T17:35:00.000-07:00

Asia

2009-08-17T17:34:00.000-07:00

2009-08-17T17:31:00.000-07:00

Shadows in the Heavens

2009-08-16T09:46:00.000-07:00

Luck

2009-07-30T19:10:00.000-07:00

Untitled

2009-07-26T15:06:00.000-07:00

The picture on this one doesn't show the 3 dimensionality. The center section is actually a cookie tin. I need a title for it.

Name and Address

2009-07-23T20:06:00.000-07:00

2009-07-23T19:42:00.000-07:00

2009-07-23T19:31:00.000-07:00

This is made from the back of a chair. I sold it last year but got it back briefly for a picture.

"Faika"

2009-07-23T19:26:00.000-07:00

2009-07-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

Circle of Compassion

2009-07-23T19:13:00.000-07:00

The door on the front opens.

New Pictures

2009-07-18T19:04:00.000-07:00

I just got back photos from my photographer, Barney K. He did a great job once again. I'll be posting pictures in the next few weeks. Here are a couple to start with. Charron

Benedictus Fructus/ from Scrapel Hill Exhibit

2009-07-18T18:59:00.000-07:00

Cup a Joe

2009-06-07T19:46:00.000-07:00

I have a show at Cup a Joe in Chapel Hill for the month of June. They're open until 9:30 each night. Check it out when you're going to the movie or having a cup of coffee. Thanks, Charron

East End Gallery Exhibit

2009-04-25T18:24:00.000-07:00

'Transitions'
Artist's Reception during 2nd Friday Art Walk: Friday, May 8, 6 - 9 pm_... hope to see you there!

Jean LeCluyse & Charron Andrews invite you to see their recent work at the East End Gallery May1 through May31.

East End Gallery
The ArtsCenter
300-G East Main Street,
Carrboro, 919.929.2787

East End Gallery hours: Tues - Fri: 5 - 7 pm • Sat: 2 - 4 pm http://www.artscenterlive.org/index.php?a=Events&b=Gallery

SCRAPEL HILL

2009-04-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

I have a piece in the Scrapel Hill Art show from now until mid June at University Mall in Chapel Hill. It is near the mall entrance of A Southern Season. Check it out and vote. There is also a "Gala opening" on April 23 (25.00) Money goes to two local charities. Thanks, Charron

2009-04-02T19:45:00.000-07:00

2009-03-15T12:03:00.000-07:00

2009-03-09T15:35:00.001-07:00

This is a statement from my most recent show. Don't worry I had someone help me edit it.
Artist Statement:
I started making these shrines sometime in 2002 with my art teacher and friend Marki. The first shrines were from tangerine boxes and things lying around the house. I liked using things that had very little sentimental attachment. I felt like I was creating something without any rules or responsibilities. The freedom and surprise I felt with each shrine I made seemed to bring to light aspects of my life and myself that I had forgotten or been unaware of. Memories, images, and feelings from my childhood returned as I worked on new shrines. Once I got started I really couldn't stop.I grew up in a big Catholic family in Detroit. I never felt especially religious but I did associate my church with my home, my neighborhood, my family, and my developing female identity. Home, neighborhood, and family were at the core of how I saw and still see myself as a woman. I realize how people, especially girls and women, from my early childhood influenced me, inspiring, shaping, and populating my art.One of the strongest pleasures of my childhood was the time I spent wandering around the alleys of my neighborhood, doing what we called alley picking. I loved finding discarded things and bringing them home to a new life. I wasn't just collecting stuff. I came to feel a kind of obligation to them. It was hard to throw them away. In my shrines I use mostly things I've found in an alley, on the street, in my own trash, or at a thrift shop. Many pieces in this show are made from remnants of a room-remodeling project in my home. I like to think that all broken things can have a new life if given a chance. I am always so happy when something, the uglier the better, that I've been looking at in my box of stuff for years finally finds its way into just the right place in a piece. In these pieces, I am trying to reclaim a spirit of the Divine that emanates from the ordinary but transcends the everydayness of the objects I use. I don't believe my art has more of the Divine than other earthly objects, but I feel something spiritual awakened and at work when I am creating. When I recognize the piece I've worked on is complete, I am so grateful to have found this connection to God in my life.Artist Bio:I am a self-taught artist and physical therapist. Although I took the first unconscious steps in my creative life when I became a childhood ally picker, it wasn't until about six years ago that I started making art out of things that other people would consider junk. Although having shows of my work has never been my goal, I have presented my work in Chapel Hill, in Lawrence, Kansas, and in Richmond, Virginia.

2009-03-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

This was actually first made as a postcard. I needed to frame it for a show. I used a door face from a bathroom remodel. The back ground on the card is a prayer rug with other images imposed on it as well as some chains around the edges and bottom. The "mat" is a piece of fabric. I love this piece titled "Daily Prayers"

2009-03-09T15:24:00.000-07:00

This is a door from a bathroom cabinet destined for the landfill. The central image is from an album cover, Linda Ronstatt. There are alot of little broken things glued on. This actually looks much better in real life.

2009-03-09T15:15:00.000-07:00

Song From the Islands

This piece is about 2o in x 20 in. made on a piece of plywood left over from a remodeling project. The image is from an album cover )Songs from the Islands) and the body is actually a "monkey pod" dish nailed to the board. There are pieces of fabric, CDs, bottle caps, netting from a produce bag, pictures of shells and a few real shells. At the bottom there is a 45 record to complete the mermaid fin. You can't see it because of the black background.

2009-02-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

I made this piece on the bottom of a cabinet drawer left over from a bathroom remodel. The yellow around the edeges is wood glue that was stuck on there. The central image is from a Smithsonian magazine that featured early art of Ethiopia. I've added paint, cloth, a key, other images and some broken jewelry, I think.

Trying to get the best images up

2008-08-29T13:19:00.000-07:00

I think the detail is being lost when I compress the pictures. What do you think?

2008-08-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

2008-08-29T13:02:00.001-07:00

A friend of mine suggested I use this blog to share my art since I've not gotten myself together to make a website. This is easy so I think this is going to be it for a while. I won't be writing much but I'll put up pictures of new and old work along with messages about new shows. I'd love comments on the art, the blog, whatever.
I'll get it updated soon but of course there's all that art to be made and all that TV to be watched. Charron

2008-08-28T18:52:00.000-07:00

This is an old one that now belongs to Catie.

2008-08-28T18:39:00.000-07:00

Are these images too small?

2008-08-28T18:05:00.000-07:00

2008-08-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

Here's one of my newest photos. This piece is in the show in Hillsborough at Cup a Joe, through September 2008. Thanks. Charron

2008-08-28T17:50:00.000-07:00

I'm trying out this blog to see if it works as a way to show my art to new and old friends. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Charron

Look Lucinda! Tell me what you think.

2008-08-28T17:44:00.000-07:00

2008-08-28T15:28:00.001-07:00