"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more." - Lord Byron

Materials:

• Pheasant Feathers

• Japanese Willow Branches

• Pine Cones

• Deer moss

• Cork Bark

• Reed Pods

• Fossilized wood

• Eucalyptus Pods

This piece was inspired by the pheasant feathers I found at the San Francisco flower mart.  They lent a quiet elegance to the rusticity and texture of the pinecones and the assorted tree barks.  The work is a study in contrasts between the rigidity of the Japanese willow branches and the softness and ever so light movement of the feathers. 

Tags:  birch bark, pine bark, driftwood, pinecones, pheasant feathers, mosses, japanese willow, podart, wall art, organic art