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I got the idea for this box after seeing a book at a yard sale for $1. A Calendar of Saints by James Bentley chronicles the history of Christian saints.  This particular project quickly became one of my favorites.

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This box features female saints. The pictures were taken from The Book of Saints, by Rodney Castleden. For alternate views, click the links below.


$15


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Inspiration can come from anywhere. The pictures for this box came from a college textbook on art history that I bought at a yard sale. The sides, which aren't shown, were too detailed to photograph effectively. Each side contains a cross-section of a painted cathedral dome ceiling. For alternate views, click the links below.

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This box is the result of another yard sale find. The Book of Saints by Rodney Castleden, which I purchased for a whopping $1, is a beautifully illustrated history of Cristian saints. It begged for a box.

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This box was inspired by 20th Century British artist Francis Bacon's Papal Portraits of 1953. Bacon, who disliked Pope Innocent X, expressed that dislike in a series of paintings interpreting Portrait of Pope Innocent X, painted in 1650.

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This box is also from The Papal Portraits. Diego Velazquez was commissioned to do the original painting. Like Bacon, he wasn't a fan of Pope Innocent X and painted a smirk on the Pope's face. To see both versions side by side, click here.

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