Today I bring you love, not the good kind, but the kind of
love that hurts. My art piece I would like to share is a stitched heart shadowbox. To me, this piece begs the question…How do we
mend a broken heart? I just want to answer with, first pick up the pieces, take that experience and embrace
it (hence sew the pieces back). I believe that from this action alone you get a renewed sense of perspective. No
matter how bad of an experience we have in life, no experience is ever wasted, there is something to be learned.
How it’s Made
The shadowbox was painted using a mixture of acrylic paints: blue, mother of pearl, white gesso, yellow, and cream. The heart is made out of Polymer clay, sanded down to give it that smooth look, and painted
with red paint. I used black Staz-On ink for the black shades. I poked holes where the stitches would go, and once the
clay was baked, I drilled 5/16 of inch holes, enough to fit my string. Love that drill, makes
nice round, smooth holes. For the stitches I used real black string. Remember to embrace adversity.
