These pieces are actually the one and the same, the only change I made to the piece was adding actual and imitation bones to the metal skeleton. I was interested in the the notion of having real and fake bones. I still don't know why in was of interest to me.
This piece I made over the Thanksgiving break, I really wanted to make a piece that reflected my interest in the shapeshifting or transformation that is told in some Indian tales. I also wanted to discuss the feeling of being thrown away like trash, that hand movement where both hands flick and release, that action was very important to this piece. I added hair, hide and deer horn into this piece. I wanted to reflect on the fetal position of the object. I feel that this piece is the most loaded piece, I found myself discovering more and more links this piece has with my Cherokee heritage. I find this piece to be very emotional, when I stand in front of it, I put myself in the position as if I had thrown away this being. I couldn't stand there for very long.
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