Compost is a Phoenix

"Compost compost burning bright

with the crawlers of the night

breaking it down like only you can

no more compostables in the trash, man!"

This sculpture is a visual interpretation of the process of composting.

"Bursting from the heat of transformation, emerges the birth of new life. The Phoenix of the soil, the earth renewal. Possibilities abound, rising up out of the ground to return again, there is no end!"

There is no end to the cycle of death and rebirth in all of nature. When compost is happening it gets hot as it transforms dead matter into the nutrients of new life. Literally! It is life giving to compost. It is the fiery flame of the phoenix. This sculpture is made from paper grocery bags, a silk shirt, cheesecloth, scissors, and corn husks. It is sealed with paverpol, boast sealer, and topped with gold spray paint and glitter(of course!).

falling in Love

This is a painting I did in the fall of 2011. It was done with a lavender stem dipped in ink for the linework, and glitter watercolors for the paint. I love drawing with a lavender wand because of the unpredictable quality and line weight that happens in the artwork. The leaves were drawn from life, the rest was my imagination. There was no plan, just a contour drawing of leaves that exploded into a fall fantasy with glitter. It is documented with this photo from my iphone and some photo app for the frame.