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Gold Miner's Daughter
Aunt Hazel was a gold miner's daughter. She was born and raised in Gold Hill, Nevada, until she married and moved to a ranch in another part of Nevada. Behind Hazel is a recipe for pasties, a meat pie that sustained the miners at lunchtime. Aunt Hazel baked many a pastie.
Prices Start At: $19.99
Happy Trails
The artist is dressed in her childhood cowboy finery, complete with hat, vest, chaps and kerchief. In the background is a map of Virginia City, Nevada, a wild west town at the turn of the century, where her ancestors came from England to find gold. Cowboy spurs add an accent to the collage, and emblazoned in a gold band above a small piece of timber are the words, "Happy Trails."
Prices Start At: $19.99
It's My Birthday
The artist celebrates her birthday with a big smile and a party hat. The collage's background is a mixture of bright colors, the outline of a silver heart, and the alphabet, which bounces off the corner of the artwork.
Prices Start At: $39.99
Les and Lucille's House
Les and Lucille sled through the front door of their house on slick Virginia City, Nevada, snow. The nail, sewn onto the collage, is an antique square nail, used by the thousands to build the houses, shacks, coops, churches and schools in Nevada Gold Country.
Prices Start At: $19.99
Lucille's Birthday
The birth of Lucille brought a letter from relatives in England, welcoming the new child to a gold-mining family in Virginia City, Nevada. The letter forms the background for this collage, along with a leaf that is a Viginia City original, and a copper color that is paint mixed with real Virginia City dirt.
Prices Start At: $6.99
Nick and the Bee
Nick, dressed comfortably in his engineer's coveralls doesn't know he's about to get a visit from a friendly bee. The stark colors in the background are characteristic of the artists backgrounds.
Prices Start At: $39.99
Post Collage
A mixture of words, postal stamps and a loan leaf are the elements of this collage. Bold, earthy colors dominate the textured background.
Prices Start At: $39.99
Shoe Top
An old shoe top and a baby with wings are the focal points of this collage. A letter from relatives in England welcomes the birth of the baby in Virginia City, Nevada.
Prices Start At: $29.99
Spring Hat
Found objects from the Virginia City dumps contribute to Aunt Hazel's "spring" hat and wings. A page from a book about the Virginia City railroad is mixed with earthen colors and strong texture to make up the background of the artwork.
Prices Start At: $44.99
Three Generations
Three generations of women are shown in front of their Virginia City, Nevada, house. Bold colors and textures make up the background of this collage dedicated to the memory of the artist's ancestors, the strong mothers, wives and daughters of hard-working gold miners.
Prices Start At: $39.99