Black-tailed Jackrabbit in Woman's Tongue Photograph

PHOTOGRAPH Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) The Black-tailed Jackrabbit is one of the largest hares in North America, reaching up to 2 feet in length and weighing around 30 lbs. Also known as the American Desert Hare, it lives throughout the Southwestern United States. Its territory also reaches up into the rest of the Western U.S. and into Northern Mexico. As their large territory suggests you can find them in a wide array of environments and among different types of flora. However, you can be sure that you will find them around shrubs and bushes, which provide them everything from shelter, shade, and food. A prized meal for many predators including Raptors of all kinds, Bobcat, and Coyote, they have no chance without a good amount of cover. From my experience they are sometimes very skittish, but some times content as can be to go along eating as you pass by. However, they are definitely fun to watch whenever they do decide to run as they are dart between bushes in the blink of an eye. FRAME Woman’s Tongue (Albizia lebbeck) Albizia Lebbeck, as it is scientifically known, is native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. It is commonly grown in Australia and other tropic and subtropic places. I get my supply of Woman’s Tongue from Key West, Florida where it is invasive. A wood salvager who has removed the trees from construction sites and properly mills and drys the wood rather than sending it to the dump is my source for a lot of my wood. THE ELEMENTS Fire, Water, Earth, and Air In the display case in the bottom of the frame, four items are preserved glass vials. The items represent the elements: fire (wood charcoal), water (mineral oil), earth (soil), and air (a milkweed seed). I include these items in my work as a symbol of the interconnectedness of all life on earth, and as a reminder that humans must do better.

Photography:Giclée on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:43 W x 50 H x 2 D in

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