Distressed Glitter Shrine ~ St. Catherine of Bologna

Compendium Of Curiosities3 Challenge ~ 2~ Distress Glitter

Here we are at the second challenge for CC3C. This time the challenge is using Tim Holtz's Distressed Glitter. 
Here is my offering this week....

  Saint Catherine of Bologna is the patron saint of Artists- so I thought it only fitting that she should have a shrine in her honor at my work table in my studio!


   I started out using a masonite scalloped shelf shrine and chipboard fancy embellishment . For the scalloped shrine, first I painted along the edges with Stewart Gill Byzantia- Agean , then applied 
Distress Glitter ~Stormy Sky. I did the same on the fancy embellishment. 
 Next I painted in the rest of the scalloped shrine with  Wendy Vecchi's Gold Embossing Paste. 
After heating everything and distressing to my liking- I added all sorts of  Bits and Bobs- vintage jewelry pieces,homemade palette and paintbrush, bingo number, vintage rosary chain, Idea-ology Philosophy Tags from Tim Holtz , other items and a pen nib with chicken feathers. DISCLAIMER: (none of my girls were not hurt during the gathering of the feathers) teehee

Left side close-up

Right side- close-up

                                                                                                                                                                          

Of the several pics found on Google- this I felt was the most pleasing of St.Catherine

 Now for a bit of history....

 According to what I have read, Catherine was born into a very wealthy family but earlier in her youth she decided to leave that world behind and joined an order of lay women who followed the teachings of St Francis (my favorite Saint). 

Eventually a small group of these women left to join the Poor Clares, founded by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi.

Catherine continued in her artistic pursuits, playing the viola , painting religious pictures (her painting of St. Ursula hangs today in a gallery in Venice), and writing spiritual guides and poetry.

 Even though I read many articles, I was not able to find where she was eventually made the patron saint of artists- but it's fun to have one! 

        Below is where I am linking up with Linda Ledbetter
                                        #79
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