'My Bower I'
2011
Materials collected in the artist’s home town, from some of her favorite places as a teenager (Belle Island, Fantastic Thrift, Ben Franklin Crafts
Approx. 50” x 60” x 40”
This piece is created after the mating structures of the Satin Bowerbird. Bowerbirds are the only animals known to attract and select mates based on subjective aesthetics. In the case of the Satin Bowerbird, the males build a structure from twigs and then decorate it with objects, both natural and man-made, that strike their aesthetic fancy. Females then choose their mates based on the beauty of their bowers. The bowers are not used for rearing chicks, but only as an aesthetic and impressive venue for the male's mating dance.
Approx. 50” x 60” x 40”
This piece is created after the mating structures of the Satin Bowerbird. Bowerbirds are the only animals known to attract and select mates based on subjective aesthetics. In the case of the Satin Bowerbird, the males build a structure from twigs and then decorate it with objects, both natural and man-made, that strike their aesthetic fancy. Females then choose their mates based on the beauty of their bowers. The bowers are not used for rearing chicks, but only as an aesthetic and impressive venue for the male's mating dance.
