Crafty Aunt Joan Makes Church Banner Using Cheap Mona Lisa Blanket
And yes, that’s the same Aunt Joan who improves Monet’s paintings with scrapbooking stickers.
Also, if you happen to pass through the center of North America anytime soon, stop by her farm and see my Uncle Gene’s art installation/performance happening all over their property, consisting of: pantyhose stuffed with human hair hanging from trees, electrified metal plates smeared with peanut butter, strobe lights (some on motorized bases), talk radio broadcast over outdoor amplifiers, and nighttime aerial fireworks shells launched horizontally into the surrounding trees. He doesn’t know it’s art but he calls it, “Stay away you damn deer and stop eating my bushes!”
More from North Dakota and beyond in my Flickr pages.
January 8th, 2008 at 7:06 am
She is amazing! And that is an amazing crafts room.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:50 am
This person (http://www.dujane.com/) left a comment on my page with a link to your haunts. I love them! I plan on coming back and looking at them again. I think, too, you turned me on to a new interest with those books and the others linked to them at Amazon. I love photo-ing old barns, but haven’t looked at anyone else’s stuff. I can’t wait to look around more b/c this post is hilarious. Glad I found you.
January 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
That was me! Nice to run into you here, Sarah!
Crafty Aunt Joan reminds me of many of my North Dakota aunts. Brilliant.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
At first the Jesus stuff scares me out of my wits. But on closer inspection there’s no denying this woman has wacko talent.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
She should use a Mona Lisa blanket to make a “marriage is totally gay” banner… oh wait, she’s into Jesus and God hates us, so…