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Welcome to the cyber home of Gnome Homes by Dennis Sheehy
Since 1994, I have built and sold 628 Gnome Homes, in addition to several light houses, scale models of people's
homes and even a scale model of the Parthenon. They are made from any kind of wood you want, but usually I find a perfect
piece of weathered drift wood for a base, then use weathered strips of white oak from old lobster traps, or other durable
wood to build the house. Many people have had a favorite piece of drift wood for years and bring me that for a base.
Sea glass is used for windows and other objects found at the beach may be included as decorative or architectural elements.
In 2008, my work is included in a new book by C.S. Lambert, entitled "A Passion For Seaglass." Also, my work has been on display at the Blaine House (Maine State Governor's Mansion), featured on Maine Public
Television (Made In Maine) and written about in many publications. So, what exactly are Gnome
Homes? They are miniature houses, combining traditions of Spirit Houses and the mythology of gnomes, trolls, faeries,
leprechauns, and other wee folk. A gallery owner on Newbury Street in Boston wanted to include them in a show on "boxes."
Boxes? Well, yes. They are certainly containers. All you need do is look at them and immediately you begin
to smile and think about what might live in them. And why did the inhabitants build them on a piece of drift wood?
Many of them look like they were found in the woods. Is that little home something the Gnomes built at night and abandoned
when humans got a bit too close? Their construction always includes certain human artifacts, such as sea glass, suggesting
these little creatures of nature are much closer to us than we might think. They are playful, decorative, spiritual,
aesthetically pleasing and contain the life we project into them. So you decide.
Now,
click on "Portfolio" and go look at those pictures! See what catches your eye and makes you smile. Be
mindful of the playful mythology surrounding gnomes, trolls, faeries, wee folk, and other little creatures. Once you
have an idea of what you like, click on "How To Order," to read more detailed instructiions on how to tell me what
you want in your own carefully-constructed Gnome Home!
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