Feeding the Birds - a Calavera

Just finished my latest Calavera scene, "Feeding the Birds".
I really liked working on this scene, I wanted to create that Abuelito (grandfather)  we all now who gets up early every morning, puts on his hat and goes for a long walk to the park, where he sits and feeds his friends the birds.  He also takes the loaf of pan Webers with him, and when Abuelita finds out there is no bread for her morning pan tostado, well maybe Abuelo won't get the second cup of coffee he asks for!

Heaven & Hell a Balancing Act

About a month ago I was taking inventory on all my supplies, i.e. paint, glues, brushes, shadowboxes, papier mache supplies and when I ran across this particular cabinet I thought I'd make a Mary Shrine.  I put the cabinet on my worktable, removed the glass,  and started to remove the center shelf....I couldn't.   I picked up my hammer at least 4 times and aimed for the center shelf, but I kept being stopped by some unseen force. 

So I stopped everything and sat with the Cabinet and said, "What?, what do you want?"  The Cabinet said, "Look I have a shelf, perfectly centered, what does that remind you of?  Upper, Lower, as Above, So Below...What do you see?".   I sat there dumbfounded thinking ok, I'm crazy, the Cabinet is talking....but then I became very present and said, "I see Heaven & Hell, I see the Above and the Below, I see Balance".    The Cabinet responded, "Yes." 

So here she is, "Balance".