Valdres Ossuary – JP3292

Description

This unique chest is made from baltic birch ply and measures 12″ long x 8″ wide x 12″ high.  The “topper” of the box comes unattached to facilitate easier painting.  You will want to glue it on after you’ve completed the design.  We recommend you do not paint any surface that will have glue on it 

This small reliquary (ossuary) was inspired by a photograph of one in the front of the Hedalen stave church, just below the altar piece painted in 1767 by Hovel Gaarder.  I’m going to use ours for storing some of our precious bibles, from my great grandmothers Norwegian Bible to several small Bibles, prayer books, birth certificates, etc.

Mediums:
Painting Medium of Choice
Retarder Medium
Kleister Medium

Paints:
Orange
Gold Oxide
Red Earth
Indian Red Oxide
Yellow Oxide
Raw Sienna
Oakmoss
Antique Green
Storm Blue
Unbleached Titanium
Raw Umber
Carbon Black
Pearl White
Pale Gold
Rich Gold
Flesh mix – Gold Oxide + Yellow Oxide + Unbleached Titanium
Highlight flesh – Orange + Yellow Oxide + Unbleached Titanium

Brushes:
Jo Sonja’s Sure Touch
#3-4 round or #2, 4, 6 filbert – basic painting
#1-2 liner – fine details.
#0-2 Sable Liner – fine details, tear drops, etc.
#2 filbert or #0 Domed Round Blender – brush sketching, shading, highlighting
#2 striper – stripes
1/2″ old filbert or flat – applying Retarder Medium
#8 Domed Round Blender or filbert or flat – applying glaze color
3/4″ – 1″ mop – blending out glaze color