The Shrine

DSC 3851 The Shrine at dusk. The rock structures were designed and built by Chandra and Rob. DSC 3849 The Shrine at dusk. homage be paid sign The Shrine is where homage is paid to all the honorable pirates of my life, including everyone who worked on this project. 71C8384 The Shrine at night (photo by Mark Klotz). DSC 3735 The Shrine during the day.
DSC 3836 Shrine to Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. The flag has lyrics from The Pirate King from The Pirates of Penzance. The memorabilia was donated by JJ. The pumpkin was carved by Julie. DSC 3985 Jack-Spare-O-Lantern at night. dread pirate roberts tribute Shrine to The Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride, my very first fictional pirate crush and one of my all-time favorite movies. hook tribute Tribute to Captain Hook from ABC's Once Upon a Time. Not only did he prove himself honorable in Season 3, but Colin O'Donoghue tweeted about us to bring attention to our fundraiser! So Hook was moved out of the dishonorable pirate cemetery and into our honorable pirate shrine in 2014. DSC 3984 Julie moving Captain Hook out of the Cemetery of Dishonorable Pirates and into our honorable pirate shrine after Colin O'Donoghue tweeted about our display in 2013!
malcolm reynolds tribute Shrine to Captain Malcolm Reynolds from my top favorite TV show Firefly. His character is, in my opinion, the best fictional example of an honorable pirate. DSC 3842 Shrine to Guybrush Threepwood from the videogame Monkey Island. The pumpkin was carved by Julie. DSC 3844 Shrine to our dear Grandma who passed away one month before we first did this display. pirate skull chain fence Pirate skull chain fence post in front of the shrine. Dogs going for their walks along our street often bark at him - he's pretty menacing I guess. Hopefully he's effective at keeping people from touching all the trinkets and treasures. 71C8386 Pirate skull guarding the Shrine at night (photo by Mark Klotz).
treasure chest A chest full of treasure and offerings to the honorable pirates of my life. DSC 3825 Offerings for an honorable pirate. DSC 3744 Offerings for an honorable pirate. DSC 3747 Offerings for an honorable pirate. DSC 3750 Offerings for honorable pirates.
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DSC 3782 Offerings for an honorable pirate. DSC 3784 Offerings for honorable pirates. DSC 3786 Offerings for honorable pirates. DSC 3789 Offerings for an honorable pirate. DSC 3792 Offerings for an honorable pirate.
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DSC 3808 Thanks to my heroes. DSC 3813 Thanks to my heroes. DSC 3810 Thanks to my heroes. DSC 3812 Thanks to my heroes. shrine in progress1 Chandra scored a bunch of free Styrofoam from Kevin, a friend of a friend who works in the Styrofoam industry!
shrine in progress2 The Styrofoam was stacked and the holes marked. shrine in progress3 Rob cutting the Styrofoam. shrine in progress4 Chandra stabbing the Styrofoam. shrine in progress5 Rob playing with the Styrofoam snow. shrine in progress6 Styrofoam sticks to everything!
shrine in progress7 Rob glueing the Styrofoam pieces together. shrine in progress8 Carving and shaping the Styrofoam structures. shrine in progress9 Rob mudding the structures with cement to give it that stone-like appearance. shrine in progress10 Add a little moss and you have yourself a shrine! DSC 3741 Julie carving Captain Jack-Spare-O-Lantern.
DSC 3739 Julie carving Captain Jack-Spare-O-Lantern. DSC 3840 Shrine to Captain Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. The pumpkin was carved by Julie. The pumpkin was shriveling and made his eyebrow all Vulcan. Come to think of it, his ear looks pretty Vulcan too. That would be a very cool mash-up.