Transmogrified
mixed media on wood
24 X 18″
2019

Having chosen this board so that the whorls of its texture would become eyes, I then let these monsters suggest themselves via the wood grain. A recent dental x-ray gave them teeth. The ligneous structure of the board also implies vines, veins and leaves. Copulating locust bugs intersect with plant tendrils — the dance of life continues in ever changing form.

The question: “What are we becoming?” hovers over us!