Moss garden

Take a look at my little moss garden!! I love mosses and lichens and am growing several mossy little gardens .The moss transplants really easily. I picked off lots of this moss off the house roof eves, where it shouldn't be!
Cold weather here today so I covered up my tender plants (and my tender self) last night!!
Lots of birds starting nests in the trees and the other night about 3 am I looked out the window and saw a mother skunk and three tiny babies in the back yard.
The bear once again knocked over the compost bin in the field....thats why I keep it so far from the house.My dog, Rowdy Jack, sniffed the crime area, furred up and scratched with his back feet and peed on a bush to let the bear know a manly dog was on duty!!
Good Boy!!

Quote of the day!
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
Kahlil Gibran

All the dreams

All the dreams, originally uploaded by moonwild.

Assemblage box made with old image, buttons and a spray painted back ground.This piece was featured in My Somerset Workshop article.

Agoraphobia Dream

Agoraphobia dream, originally uploaded by moonwild.

From my dream series.A collage/ painting made with torn papers, paints,and wax.

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo, originally uploaded by moonwild.

Frida Kahlo image, feather wings, multi layers of yarns and fibers, shell and handmade pieces all bundled together.

Girl Who Turned Into a Tree

Girl Turned into a Tree, originally uploaded by moonwild.

The Girl Who Turned into a Tree

Spirit of the wood;
Take me–make me next of kin
To your leafy brood.

This is from my series of assemblage that are fairy tale inspired. I always loved fairy tales as a child and these are assemblages that I am giving my own stories.
The quote is one from Ethelwyn Wetherford’s wonderful poems.

She is an ethereal being. Her mysterious face is created with an altered image behind a thick lens embellished with mica pieces. Her skirt is copper mesh with a little moss on it. Her arms are copper tubes and doll arms. Her legs are a woody branch.

He Appears Again

He Arrived., originally uploaded by moonwild.

This is an assemblage created with found objects.Behind the domed glass lens is a little world with a tiny tree ( made from a cabbage root).The glass is edged with words clipped from a weird old book I salvaged. I added a little bird, tiny light bulbs and chains. Guess what the barbed orb that hangs from the bottom is...???

Relics Stolen from the Crow Nest

Relics Stolen from the Crow Nest, originally uploaded by moonwild.

Relics Stolen from the Crow Nest
If you are looking for shiny and new this "Ode to the Crow" necklace probably won’t suit you as all the objects and materials in this piece are found and upcycled/recycled and have natural patina of history and mystery!
The center piece is made from an unusual found object. It is a stiffened leathery holed object 3.5 inches long. I backed it with a metal brassy piece to create a window. Behind the tiny mica window is the word: crow.
Along with beads and baubles I used large vintage safety pins, old buttons, a tiny light bulb, shiny crystals on chains, and old tokens to create the sides. The top part of the side pieces are vintage black ribbons and added a brass fastener for a clasp on the top. The sides are each about 8 inches long. I can pull the piece over my head or it can be put on with the brass clasp

Moves some to Tears

Moves some to Tears, originally uploaded by moonwild.

Assemblage using William Blake's poem. Created on inside of a old iron.