I Will Not Die An Unlived Life . . .

I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear
of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
to allow my living to open me,
to make me less afraid,
more accessible,
to loosen my heart
until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
to live so that which came to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom
and that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
— Dawna markova

"Never Tease a Weasel"

This assemblage is made in a box that may have had a previous life as a jewelry box.  I covered the box in poka-dot fabric, and the glass door is covered in "music" fabric.  Inside are various found items that include a cork screw, a wooden articulated artist model.  On the back side is an image of Marilyn Monroe wearing butterfly wings and a dress made of ribbons.  The piece stands on black dice, and topped with a white round drawer pull.

"View From My Window"

"View From My Window"  

Framed and matted collage on water color paper, tree branches. Inspired by one of Joseph Cornell's amazing works.