The Process... Hand & Heart!

 

Some cardboard & masking tape...

A packing tube for a base...

A little paper pulp & paper clay... more masking tape!

A heavy wrapping paper heart with a keyhole...

A splash of color using the "smoke graining" technique

and acrylic paint...

The finish: 

apply Walnut Stain, scrape off...

apply Gesso mixed with sand, scrape off...

then scrape some more, for good measure!

Violá

UPDATE: This piece sold at the April gallery show!