There is a local artist, Jackie Hoyt, who makes the most amazing themed shadow boxes out of vintage finds. I have admired her work for a long time and collected a few items for a box (thinking I might make one). After the holidays I commissioned a box from her and today it arrived. I wanted a kitchen themed box and she worked some magic for me!
It is totally full of fun old kitchen stuff. My only suggestions were that I really liked jadeite green and old graphics. I gave her a few old things (like the Mighty Midget box on the bottom) that I had collected. The top is a working clock. She replaced what would have been the clock face with a face from an old scale.
Below the yellow pushpin card (upper right corner) is an old red jar lid with a center opening. I had given Jackie an old cookie sheet that my mother in law had given me (she had cooked on for 40 plus years). It had a cool logo - Bake King - printed on the cookie sheet. Jackie cut up the cookie sheet and framed that logo within the red jar lid opening - super cool!
The frame of the box is made from an old wood oil measuring stick for your underground oil tank (the numbered part) She added decorative molding all along the outside and even fun details like this block behind the metal refrigerator logo on the top of the clock.
Tom will hang it in my kitchen later this week. It is a big piece, about 10 inches wide and 45 inches tall. I am so enamored with it...is so perfect in my vintage style kitchen. So perfect!
Oh my gosh Laurie you are such a lucky girl to have a great piece of art like that for your kitchen!!! Jackie did a wonderful job on it. I bet it will put a smile on your face everytime you see it in your kitchen:-) Very cool.
Paula
Posted by: paula | April 14, 2009 at 03:11 PM
That is really amazing. You can probably look at it many MANY different times and see something you didn't see before. Very creative and wonderful.
Posted by: Melony at Whimsy Daisy! | April 14, 2009 at 05:20 PM
That is truly a great/cool work of art...I love it...Enjoy it..I love all your pics of your glasses, I have a couple myself...& I really like the Pixie doll"ettes" that you make...have a honey of a night! Marlene :O)queenbeeofcreativity.blogspot.com
Posted by: Marlene Haveron | April 14, 2009 at 07:48 PM
What a treat Laurie! This will be such a great piece in your kitchen, you can look at that box and see something new everytime!
Posted by: Kim G. | April 14, 2009 at 09:20 PM
Wow I love that piece.That will look so great on the wall.
Posted by: Elma Riedstra | April 15, 2009 at 08:13 AM
This is incredible! I'm in awe! Love how she saved the cookie sheet name imprint for you! I can't wait to "see" it on your wall! Enjoy!
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 15, 2009 at 12:13 PM
I love this so much, and you picked some really fun things for her to put in! I've always wanted to make a table like this, using a window for the top. This also reminds me of one of my favorite restaurants. Every table, in each booth, has a glass-topped table, with all kinds of vintage toys and memorabilia in it. We try to get a different table every time!
Posted by: Carol | April 15, 2009 at 02:39 PM
I have admired this gals work also! Wow, im so jealous of your wonderful piece of artwork. I would love to have at least one of her pieces. Did you commission it from that website?
Posted by: Rosemary | April 15, 2009 at 04:13 PM