Reliquary for Creeping Things
mixed media assemblage
rattlesnake's rattle, alligator claw, cicada's cast-off shell, old glass containers
by Dale Copeland, 2009
| Reliquary - container for the relic, a body part, usually of a holy man. Here, in the spirit of equality of worth, relics of creeping things. Reptiles, insects, inheritors of the earth. |
Dale's studio can be found on Surf Highway, Taranaki, New Zealand
More of her work can be seen on the Virtual TART site at www.tart.co.nz
email Dale at dale@tart.co.nz