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Vintage porcelain bird, Behr Paint color S350-1 – Climate Change

Vintage porcelain bird, Behr Paint color S350-1 – Climate Change

Vintage porcelain birds, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, Behr Paint color S350-1 – Climate Change

Vintage porcelain birds, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain birds, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Matching vintage porcelain birds, wind-fallen lichen, fake moss, glue, microbeads

Vintage porcelain birds, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, gel medium, silver leaf

Vintage porcelain egrets, archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen, microbeads, iridescent acrylic, paperclay

synthetic hair, epoxy clay, acrylic, illegal brass knuckles

Vintage plaster bust, collected orange bracket fungus

Vintage metal and wood bust, collected bracket fungus

Vintage resin and black marble bust, wind-fallen lichen

Vintage resin & marble bust, acrylic paint, glue, synthetic hair, trying to remember our animal nature

Vintage book titled 'Children of the New Forest,' archivally-preserved lichen, bookbinding glue

salvaged vintage fur

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, enamel, powdered graphite

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, pearlescent acrylic ink, glass microbeads

Vintage porcelain birds, archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen

Materials collected from a single linear trail in the San Gabriel Mountains arranged as encountered/read (From various species: acorns, berries, twigs, leaves, fur, bark, seeds, cones — Also: rocks, yucca fiber, forest fire charcoal, bottle cap

Materials collected from a single linear trail in the San Gabriel Mountains arranged as encountered/read (From various species: acorns, berries, twigs, leaves, feathers, fur, bark, seeds, cones — Also: rocks, yucca fiber, forest fire charcoal, bottle cap

Pearly nautilus shell, synthetic hair, glue

Vintage books, archivally-preserved lichen, pearlescent powder pigments, bookbinding glue

Vintage book titled 'Girls of the Forest', vintage recycled raccoon fur, bookbinding glue

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic cabochons, glass beads, gel medium

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, gel medium, silver leaf

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, gel medium, gold leaf

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray paint, glitter

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, glue, paperclay, acrylic, gold leaf

Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, acrylic

Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, acrylic

Vintage porcelain birds, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic paint, glitter

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic cabochons, glass beads, gel medium

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic

Vintage porcelain bird, acrylic paint, paperclay, gloss sealant

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic, glitter, microbeads

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, iridescent acrylic

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray print, acrylic, gold leaf

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray paint, glitter

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, metallic acrylic, pulverized bronze

Vintage porcelain bird, gold leaf, styrofoam, glue, faux bois painting skills

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic paint, gold leaf

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, glue, acrylic paint, glitter

Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, acrylic

Vintage miniature porcelain bird, paperclay, glue, acrylic paint

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic

Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray print, acrylic, gold leaf

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

Archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen, paperclay, vintage porcelain birds

Archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen, paperclay, black glitter, microsuede, vintage bell jar

Stag beetle (Hexarthrius mandibularis), mylar, acrylic ink, silver thread

Vintage composite marble & wood busts, glue, archivally-preserved lichen, imagining another path for Western culture where "nature" was not symbolically separated from "culture"

Vintage porcelain birds, acrylic, powdered graphite, human hair

Natural 'birdhouse' gourd, cast Apoxie Sculpt, acrylic and enamel paint, hardware

Freshwater pearls, wood, Apoxie Sculpt

Honey Locust branches, florist wire

Over 200 round mirrors, white nails, glue, metallic thread

Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) shell, cast beeswax, glue, golden thread

Venus comb (Murex pecten) shell, glue, patience , golden threads

Vintage coyote, beaver, muskrat and faux fur, vintage tent, naturally dyed crepe de chine silk (sandalwood & cochineal), synthetically dyed Habotai silk, brass poles, real plants & plastic plants, vintage boots, mud, gold leaf

Vintage recycled raccoon fur coats, waxed thread, reclaimed wood, batting, brass, salt-dyed Habotai silk, polymer clay crystals, plastic crystals, smoke machine

Vintage upcycled fur (raccoon, muskrat, beaver, mink), waxed thread, wire

Cast mushrooms (designed to fertilize fungus as they compost) to be installed in a forest in need of bioremediation, a small attempt at reparations

Vintage bell jar, Tanzanian brown wasp (Hymenoptera sp.), polymer clay, acrylic paint, brass, glue

Honey locust twigs, lichen, burned pages from vintage book titled "Forest Valuation"

Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), the earth

Funeral wreath stand, found lichen-encrusted twigs, mirror

Male American pussy willow (Salix discolor) catkins, glue, a sense of humor about the social construction of gender

All the thorns from a single wild rose bush (Rosa sp.), fossil sharks' teeth from eBay

Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) thorns harvested at ACRE, glue

Shed Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) quills, river stones gathered on a canoe trip with my brothers, 'home-grown' crystals, rainbow colored thread

Knapped flint arrowheads, various species of beetles

Limpet shells (var. Hawaiian species), interference acrylic paint, museum putty

Wind-fallen lichen collected in Norway, craft foam, glue

Papier-mâché, paper clay, wire, tempera, synthetic hair, plastic crystals, LED lights, mica, beetles

Papier-mâché, paper clay, wire, tempera, acrylic mirror, toothpicks, recycled paper insulation, recycled glass icicles, cultivated mold

Amethyst geode and needle-felted wool

Vintage upcycled Karakul sheep (Ovis aries) fur, recycled batting, purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) shells, shed crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) quills, knowledge that our oceans are acidifying at the fastest pace in 300 million yrs.

Vintage book, charcoal, “real” moss (wild-harvested and store bought) & “fake” moss

Plastic ferns, green thread, hope

Materials collected in the artist’s home town, from some of her favorite places as a teenager (Belle Island, Fantastic Thrift, Ben Franklin Crafts)

Purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) endoskeletons, real and fake crystals, hot glue

Sustainably-farmed scallop (Chlamys nobilis) shells, craft foam

Found honeycomb, wind-fallen lichen (Usnea sp.), ink, acrylic, glitter-glue, paperclay, brass, vintage bell jar

Wild-harvested Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) seeds, glue, silver thread, mylar, iridescent ink, vintage bell jar

Hand-sculpted paperclay, watercolor, & synthetic hair on shelf fungus

Milkweed seeds and acrylic on shelf fungus

Hand-sculpted plasticine clay, wool, brass, translucent film, living moss, & cork on reclaimed wood pedestal

Found deer skull, hand-sculpted polymer clay, micro-beads, iridescent ink, acrylics, and glue under scientific bell-jar

Graphite and watercolor on paper, vintage horse-show award ribbons

Hand-sculpted plasticine figure, lipstick, iridescent pigment and Arizona quartz in scientific bell-jar

Hand-sculpted plasticine figures, vellum, marker, iridescent ink, lipstick, baking soda, soil and gravel in vintage terrarium

Hand-sculpted plasticine figure, lipstick, live plants, soil and gravel in vintage terrarium