“Heart Tribe” (20” W x 38” Total Height x 1” D) is dedicated to the people that we choose to have in our lives as our extended families. In many indigenous cultures, your ties were not just to those who were directly related to you, but those with whom you had a special “heart” connection. This piece incorporates many heart examples, from glass to plastic, to represent the people that we collect over the years into our lives. There is a sprit bundle on the middle left side of the piece made from a squashed battery that I found in a parking lot. The poles on the end of the battery weathered to look like a small face and I’ve used it to represent the secrets and confidences that we share with those special friends.
There is a complicated fringe along the bottom edge to represent how people often trail out of our lives. However, the long tassel is there to give them a “tail” on which to return, should someone choose to do so. I know that I was "one with the medium" as we breathed into each other when I was working on this piece, so I’m sure that there are other examples of symbolism for the observer to find.
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Beautiful…such detail, Wow!
This is my favorite! The composition and colors are exquisite. The minute elements do represent all the random personalities we cherish in our lives, – family and more, – and from afar, you see the relationships of all make up the one core piece. I ” relate.” 😉
Dear N Fren, thanks for the well written comments. I think I should hire you to write copy for me….:)
Nancy
I like these close up shots, but it’s too bad they can’t show in 3-D. Maybe the next technologies to show how really beautiful your work shows. Barb
I like the bright reds and pinks in this busy piece
This is really amazing. The detail, the attention to detail. Very very rich.
The only thing that exceeds the beauty of this piece is the love with which is was created.
Wow, your work is sooo wonderous. Way fab.