the order of growth

wool, silk, oyster shells, moss and wood. 18”x 34” 2018

From deep oceans life sprang forward. Patches of green emerged from the waves like the backs of turtles. Those mossy tree covered patches grew animals with pink flesh, exponentially. No matter how many we are or who we are, in the end we are bone. Food for the mushrooms.

A progression of textured fabric to illustrate the passing of time and the cycle of the natural world. Created through wet felting, needle felting and stitching. Created in the woods at The Root Community.

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