tree skins

Hanging like animal hides, strips of peeled bark hang from steel nails, showing how the tree aged and died.  These pelts ask: What happened? Who witnessed? Who remembers? Indeed, as time goes by, I ask myself the same disturbing questions.

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woundedhandmade felt, mixed media50 x 13 x 5

wounded

handmade felt, mixed media

50 x 13 x 5

embracedhandmade felt, mixed media48 x 8 x 5

embraced

handmade felt, mixed media

48 x 8 x 5

resilienthandmade felt, mixed media48 x 7 x 3

resilient

handmade felt, mixed media

48 x 7 x 3

invadedhandmade felt, mixed media50 x 13 x 8

invaded

handmade felt, mixed media

50 x 13 x 8

revealedhandmade felt, mixed media49 x 7 x 4

revealed

handmade felt, mixed media

49 x 7 x 4

peckedhandmade felt, mixed media50 x 10 x 4

pecked

handmade felt, mixed media

50 x 10 x 4

sagginghandmade felt, mixed media48 x 15 x 5

sagging

handmade felt, mixed media

48 x 15 x 5

strangledhandmade felt, mixed media48 x 13 x 5

strangled

handmade felt, mixed media

48 x 13 x 5

lichenhandmade felt, mixed media51 x 7 x 3

lichen

handmade felt, mixed media

51 x 7 x 3

decomposedhandmade felt, mixed media 50 x 10 x 8

decomposed

handmade felt, mixed media 

50 x 10 x 8

infectedhandmade felt, mixed media50 x 10 x 5

infected

handmade felt, mixed media

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burnthandmade felt, mixed media52 x 10 x 5

burnt

handmade felt, mixed media

52 x 10 x 5

patienthandmade felt, mixed media47 x 9 x 5

patient

handmade felt, mixed media

47 x 9 x 5