Silver Cholla in Woman's Tongue Photograph

PHOTOGRAPH Silver Cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa) One of many types of Cholla Cactus, the Silver Cholla grows in Northern Mexico and all over the southwestern United States, including California, Arizona, and Utah. It has white spires all over a thick, branch like structure and thus serves as a lovely home for many nesting birds in the sparse environments in which it grows. Between March and June. they become less scary as they put out beautiful greenish yellow flowers among all of their spikes. 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:Color on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:49 W x 41 H x 2 D in

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