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STORY STICKS
“Story Sticks” are the first of my assemblages using found materials. I needed the timelessness of the gatherer process to find the right branch to be transformed into painted sculpture. I would drag down dead tree limbs from a nearby ridge, strip off the bark, and sand and bleach the wood until it dawned on me that I live near the California coastline that offers a bounty of driftwood—ocean-washed and ready to use. I seek to extend the life of the tree by coaxing out its essential character.
“Earth, Water, Air, Fire”
(for 4-poster bed)
8 ft. x 9 in. circumference ea.
driftwood, acrylic paint, metal, fabric, feathers, beads, buttons, shells, string, paper
