TALISMAN
Road Runner
2017
Talisman
24"H x 27"W x 7D”
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HEAD: piece of palm frond - LA ✦ TORSO and ARMS: drift wood - Ventura, CA ✦ EYES: alluvial gravel ✦ LEGS: roots - Arrowhead, CA ✦ SIGNATURE: CRUarts official stamp on Maple coin
Prancer
2017
Talisman
11"H x 8"W x 9"D
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HEAD: tropical fish souvenir from Freeport, Bahamas ✦ NECK: found bone ✦ Legs: drift mangrove branches found in Cuba ✦ WINGS: car ornament Pasadena, CA flea market ✦ PROPELLERS: plastic flower petals from an Eastern German lapel pin
Barracuda
2020
Talisman
12”H x 11"W x 5"D
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ENTIRE BODY: piece collected in Arrowhead, CA ✦ EYES: cherry pits ✦ TEETH: carved ash dowels ✦ PEDESTAL: alluvial stone Ventura ✦ SIGNATURE: stamped Maple disc
Boney Bawdy
2012
Talisman
21"H x 9"W x 9"D
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HEAD: found plastic toy ✦ HAIR: wood from an old chair ✦ PONYTAIL: plastic Nemo toy ✦ FACE: plastic stem from a champagne glass / miniature plastic weiner / Miniature plastic octopus ✦ NECKLACE: brass chain with amber stones ✦ SKIRT: Barbie accessory ✦ LEG: bone found on beach at Laguna, CA ✦ STOCKING: garlic packaging, CA. ✦ BOOT: flea market find Cologne, Germany ✦ PILLOW: cast concrete
Jaguar
2021
Talisman
13”H x 5.5"W x 5.5"L
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HEAD/HANDLE/PAW: found piece of driftwood gifted to me
FANGS/CLAWS: carved woodWhen this piece of driftwood landed in my hand - thank you Rosie - it felt powerful. It even had a handle and the likings of an animal's head. I saw a jaguar immediately. I had done a meditation a few days before that asked me to imagine the first animal that popped into my thoughts - I saw a jaguar. I manifested that vision into this piece.
At the moment, the creative process is flowing. I see anatomical parts on every nature walk I take. In the last weeks I have been able to assemble birds, a mermaid, a worshipper(person praying) and an avian(part human & part bird). This bevy of Talismans, with very few adjustments, are all made of found wood.