About the Piece: Gaia
Gaia
19 x 5.5 x 24 inches, 2014, Mixed Media Sculpture
Side One – archival pigment print on Sarvisberry blend paper, embedded with banana stalk and hydrilla fiber; Side Two – Inspiration pieces: lichen, mushrooms, moss, sage, sea shell fossils, freshwater snail, tomatillo skeleton and outer skin, snake skin, turkey fungus, Scottish thistle, lily pads, baptisma pod and Tibetan prayer flag embedded with naturally colored pulp and hydrilla fibers; archival sealed wooden form; sealed in wax. In Greek mythology, “Gaia” is “Mother Earth”.
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