Imagine building a cardboard replica of a historic piece of architecture where the occupants of the home could avoid being hit by the blast of a shell from a shotgun!
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I think God smiles every time a sunflower looks toward heaven.
My cardboard art pieces are one-of-a kind original creations. The floral pieces on the painting are made from real seashells, painted to reflect nature's sense of perfection. |
The Sunflower Shotgun House, the second construction in the creation of a cardboard wonder.
The history of the shotgun house is as rich and colorful as the structure that it represents.
This architectural design has been celebrated since 1810. It's a rich cultural form that originated in the American South, notably Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Shotgun houses are designed to be long and narrow with a gable-ended entrance, one room wide, and two or three rooms in depth. Legend says that the shotgun house was named such that one could fire a bullet from a shotgun through the front door and the shot could exit out the back door without ever touching a wall.
Today, these houses are rich in colors and modern architecture designs...
The Sunflower Shotgun House, cardboard art/architecture is an original work by Shirley G. Perry-Church, DBA Art by Shirl, 2017. This work is subject to copyright laws!
The history of the shotgun house is as rich and colorful as the structure that it represents.
This architectural design has been celebrated since 1810. It's a rich cultural form that originated in the American South, notably Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Shotgun houses are designed to be long and narrow with a gable-ended entrance, one room wide, and two or three rooms in depth. Legend says that the shotgun house was named such that one could fire a bullet from a shotgun through the front door and the shot could exit out the back door without ever touching a wall.
Today, these houses are rich in colors and modern architecture designs...
The Sunflower Shotgun House, cardboard art/architecture is an original work by Shirley G. Perry-Church, DBA Art by Shirl, 2017. This work is subject to copyright laws!
The interior space is just as inviting as the exterior.
