regina adsidua silva, 2022
Queen of the Constant Forest
deer antlers, collage, paper form, bark, Gypsy moth wings, dried leaves, aluminum wire, copper tag, gold leaf, hinge, screws, acrylic varnish, cotton rag paper, and wooden stretchers
regina adsidua silva
Queen of the Constant Forest - detail
regina terrae viventis, 2022
Queen of the Living Earth
collage, paper form, barley, self adhesive decoration, flicker feather, copper wire, copper seeds, acrylic varnish, cotton rag paper, and wooden stretchers
regina terrae viventis
Queen of the Living Earth - underneath
regina terrae viventis
Queen of the Living Earth - detail
regina terrae viventis
Queen of the Living Earth - detail
regina animarum viventium, 2021
Queen of Living Souls
formed and dried philodendron tree leaves, dried pears, text excerpts from The Golden Bough, paper form, copper seeds, copper acrylic paint, golden thread, gold leaf, gloss varnish, cotton rag paper, and wooden stretchers
regina animarum viventium
Queen of Living Souls - underneath
regina animarum viventium
Queen of Living Souls - detail
allium regina terrae, 2021
Garlic Queen of the Earth
onion and garlic skins, collage, paper form, pendant, gloss varnish, cotton rag paper, and wooden stretchers
allium regina terrae
Garlic Queen of the Earth - underneath
allium regina terrae
Garlic Queen of the Earth - detail
The Queens Series
Wonderful stuff donated to me: handmade paper décolletage, stretcher frames, and much more. Combine with collected leaves, desiccated fruit, grasses, seeds, antlers, collage, paint to create archetypal characters, queens, guides, goddesses.
Titles are in Latin, referring to biological nomenclature, classifying them, and feelin’ fancy. They are Queens after all.