Yard totems

Garden totems can be made of glass, of ceramic or pottery, of mosaic or wood. They can be DIY or store-bought. But what exactly is a garden totem?

Build your own garden poles and personalize your outdoor space.

Contemporary Sculptor, Ceramicist & Jewellery Maker, Sue Rhodes

So many colorful vases can be found at thrift stores and garage sales. Drilling a hole in the bottoms with a diamond bit allows stacking on a pole. The key is t…

cute, colorful birdhouses...

garden posts, totem

I’m making garden totems to sell at our local garden art sale this summer.

There’s something about colored glass that floats my boat. When I see it at thrift stores (I scream!!!) take it home, and add it to my collection. Well, that collection is getting quite large, so I need to use it up. I already have a colored glass fountain (see below), so I decided a birdbath... Read More

I show and sell my work at juried art shows in California and Arizona as well as exhibiting in museum shows. My hand built slab sculptures, masks, totems, and wall pieces are in the collections of commercial enterprises and private individuals.

The original glass towers I made to summers ago generated a lot of response and questions. I've added a bit to my collection and made another post with an updat…

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Impress your neighbours and set your garden poles apart with these artistic totem poles. You can mix and match colourful designs, get arty with some realistic fruit, or keep it abstract with shapes and lines. With just a few fence posts and a wide variety of Resene testpots to choose from, you’ll be in pole position to create something wonderful. You will need:

can use rebarb as pole instead of a shepards hook. she used jb weld and liquid nail to attach glass marbles to plates.

Stacked lids & bottle tops ... isn't this gorgeous? Artistic amazement ... courtesy Yarnbombing Consortium ... I'll post more frequently ... promise!

#gardencolumns @susanrankin getting ready for the #apsleyautumnstudiotour Sept. 19&20 #glass #sculpture #gardenart #apsley #studiotour…