Porcelain bird figurine covered in lichen by environmentalist artist Jenny Kendler

Until the Moss Had Reached Our Lips (Tombstone for Extinct Birds), 2012

Archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen on vintage porcelain bird figurine under bell jar

10.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.

A view of this piece installed in Invasive Species can be seen here.