Ruben, Guardian Angel of Way Too Much Emotional Baggage P07990-P00196 Oil-on-canvas cityscape in Elisa Root's

Oil-on-canvas cityscape in Elisa Root's signature style

meaning it has a "foot" which it uses to move in its habitat

A study in balance

The fine silver beneath the enamel glistens through a unique lace like pattern while the petal shape gracefully hangs from an 18k connection on sterling silver French loop ear wires

Layers of color are fired at 1450F in a kiln

Ruben, Guardian Angel of Way Too Much Emotional Baggage P07990-P00196 Oil-on-canvas cityscape in Elisa Root'sPart of the artist's "Saints and Sinners" series, this whimsical painting grew out of the years she spent in Catholic school, captivated by the saints and angelsespecially the ones who took a wrong turn and became sinners (her favorites). Here she proposes a few saints of her own invention, rendered in acrylic, collage, and graphite on canvas. Signed on the front and ready to hang.