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 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!
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 elongated interior of the shotgun house