Chthon is the substance of the earth, not the surface but what lies below, the dark generative matter that holds everything up. Chthonic gods worked with what came from there. Vertical twigs rise from a low bowl of moss, lines pressed upward, the composition all verticals against the mass of the base.
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5 views, slowly
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From the deep earth, upward.
- Dimensions
- Approximately 10 in wide, 14 in tall
- Materials
- Lichen-covered twigs, reindeer moss, hobnail ceramic bowl
- Edition
- One of one
- Studio
- Palm Springs, CA
Price on request
One of one. Collection is local pickup in the Palm Springs area; the work does not ship. Write for the price and to arrange it.
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The piece up close, where the texture of the wood, the lichen, and the stone become legible.
