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Lois Epperson-Gale, lacuna III, hemp, felted wool, thread, encaustic (cast & carved cells), oil, recycled steel, 2008
lacuna III
hemp, felted wool, thread, encaustic (cast & carved), oil, recycled steel
7"x&.5"x10.5"
2008

It was spring. The birds were foraging, building nests in cavities & trees, delineating space with their optimism. Considering their endeavors, as well as our shared environmental predicament, I began stitching and creating nests for the cast & carved erythrocytes I had been making obsessively, building hollows and housing for the breeding of betterment.