Bird in Hand and Liquid Gold

I made a cast of my hand last month and used it for the Public Art Box.  We, as in jafagirls, don't change it every month, but we take turns putting something in it when the mood strikes.

Meanwhile in the Studio

I started preparing mdf panels I cut out for a tri fold frame for a painting. 

After painting it black, I glued on filigree paper (think I got it from the scrapbooking section at a fabric store), rubbed on some red paint acrylic paint then rubbed on liquid leaf gold paint.