PROJECT 1: "Egyptian Throne"

This was an old rocking chair that a neighbor had tossed out. There was no seat cushion; it was painted white, and one rocker was missing.  (I don't think I kept any before photos on early projects; I will start doing so). I used a handsaw, hammer and chisel (no power tools available) to remove the one rocker and spray painted the entire surface of the chair with gold metallic paint. Then I hand painted the details:

The Eye of Horus: 

The eye is divided into 6 fractional segments. Each segment represents one of 6 senses: Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell, and Thought. If you want to know more check out Eye of Horus in Wikipedia.

The goddess Maat was the Egyptian symbol of truth and justice; law and order. She holds a scepter in one hand and in the other, the ankh (the symbol of eternal life). The ostrich feather in her hair symbolizes truth. Egyptians believed that when a person died, his or her heart was weighed against the feather of Maat. If the scales balanced, the individual had a good heart and enjoyed a happy after-life. 

The phrase at the bottom reads: I have spoken in truth.