The Kafka Tree

The Kafka Tree, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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The Kafka Tree
This is an assemblage made of found items and images. I altered an image of Kafka and put it in side a tin box that is turned in to a window with the help of my metal cutting tool. With wire I secured it to a tree limb. I added strips of text from a book on the psychology of Kafka and used vintage bulbs that hang from the branches like strange fruit. On the top is a Metamorphosis beetle that I embellished with metal paints. The piece is ready to hang with a wire on the back. The size is12 inches tall and 8 inches at the widest point.

Seek detail

Seek detail, originally uploaded by moonwild.

Seek

I added a string of turquoise stone gems and a tiny metal Buddha figure. I added the mica covered text… Seek…on the base of the tiny statue.

Seek

Seek, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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Seek

This is another from my raft series. I used pieces of nature that I find in my walks. I am very conscious of nature’s ecology so only use pieces that are in logged areas. The works include mosses, lichen, twigs, feathers and other little pieces from the woods. I mounted the bundle on a raft of alder bark and then tied around the piece with vines and string. I added a string of turquoise stone gems and a metal Buddha figure. I added the mica covered text… Seek…on the base of the tiny statue. Check out the close up detail photo too!

Simply on Earth

Simply on Earth, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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Simply on the earth

This is another from my raft series. I used pieces of nature that I find in my walks. I am very conscious of nature’s ecology so only use pieces that are in logged areas. The works include mosses, lichen, twigs, feathers and other little pieces from the woods. I mounted the bundle on a raft of found wood and then tied around the piece with vines and raveled twine. I added a string of stone gems and a tiny white stag deer that I once found floating in the ocean. I added the text… simply on the earth…on to the bottom. The piece is easily displayed with a copper wine hanger on the back. It is 8 inches tall, 3 inches wide at the base and the branches flare out at the middle to 8 inches wide.