Carol's Books

Crafting Personal Shrines

Carol Owen, a shrine maker for more than 20 years, offers easy instructions and inspiring photographs that will guide anyone through the process. The work begins with a basic frame for mounting treasured mementos. There are suggestions on embellishments to personalize the shrine, and even ideas for possible objects to include. In addition to the author, eight renowned shrine artists provide hands-on information about how they create their distinctive structures, and another two dozen experts offer insights into their creative practices. The vibrant gallery of work will spark anyone's imagination.
Published by Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing, 2006

Gloria Mae, the Heroine of Dunkirk Harber

by Dr. Philip S. Morse
Illustrated by Carol Owen
Based on a real life rescue on Lake Erie in Dunkirk, New York, Gloria Mae, a veteran harbor tugboat, is beginning to be over-shadowed by younger, flashier boats until one day a sudden, winter storm blows in and traps a fisherman and the boats who try and rescue him. Desperate to reach them and unable to do so because of the build-up of ice on the lake, the rescuers turn to Gloria Mae who has the experience and stamina to brave the elements. She tows everyone to safety and becomes the “Heroine of Dunkirk Harbor.”
Published by Anteater Books, 2008

Heartfelt
When is it the wrong time to fall in love?

Shay Morgan is a single mother, living in a small coastal village in Maine. She is recovering from breast cancer and terrified it will come back. Drew Bennett is an artist, and a professor of art at a college in Boston. He is dealing with a daughter who’s emotionally and physically challenged because of an automobile accident. They meet when Drew rents an apartment in Shay’s house so he has a quiet place to work while his townhouse is being remodeled.  Shay and Drew both feel it’s the wrong time for them to fall in love, but the heart has its own timetable.
Published by The Wild Rose Press, 2016

Sassafras Summer
When your life is a train wreck, how do you trust yourself enough to
fall in love.

Annie Hughes’s life is a train wreck. She lost her boyfriend, her condo, and her job, all at the same time.  She drives cross-country to take refuge with her mother, Dorie, in North Carolina, only to discover Dorie is engaged to a man Annie has never met. He has a son, Jax, newly returned from overseas. Sparks fly between Annie and Jax, the kind that lead to a three-alarm fire. But how can Annie trust her instincts when they’ve led her so far astray in the past?
Jax comes back from his year away, determined to establish his career as an architect. He doesn’t have time for a serious attraction to Annie. When an old girlfriend shows up with a mysterious hold over him, Jax must deal with her demands.
While Jax juggles his career, his ex, and his nascent feelings for Annie, the question Annie must answer is, can she trust herself to let love in?

Price List

Signed copies - Purchase from the Author
Crafting Personal Shrines -  Hard cover: $23.00 plus shipping, Paperback: $15.00 plus shipping
Gloria Mae, the Heroine of Dunkirk Harbor -  $8.00 plus shipping
Heartfelt - Paperback: $16.00 plus shipping, ebook: $5.00
Sassafras Summer - Paperback: $16.00 plus shipping, ebook: $5.00
Purchase from The Wide Rose Press
Heartfelt - Paperback: $16.00 plus shipping, ebook: $5.00
Sassafras Summer - Paperback: $16.00 plus shipping, ebook: $5.00​

Publications
Collage, Assemblage and Altered Art, by Diane Maurer-Mathison, published by Watson-Guptill available February, 2008
Mary Englebreit's Home Companion - 2007/Jan 2008
Transparent Art, a Somerset Studio publication.
Somerset Workshop, published by Stampington & Company.
Handcrafted, published by Stampington & Company.
Altered Art by Terry Taylor, published by Lark Books.
The Art of Fabric Books by Jan Bode Smiley, published by C&T Publishing.
Board Books and Beyond by Jan Bode Smiley, published by C&T Publishing.