EMILY DICKINSON SERIES 2003-ONGOING
I Dwell in Possibility -- /A Fairer House Than Prose -- /
Gold, 56 Budgerigar Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood (2019)
2 ½ x 3 ½ x 3 ¼ inches.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, I dwell in Possibility—/
It's Full As Opera -- (2004/2006)
Gold, Tragopan Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood.
3 x 7 x 7 ¼ inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, I cannot dance upon my Toes —
The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually/ (2003)
Gold, Cockatoo Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood.
6 x 5 ½ x 6 ¼ inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, Tell all the Truth but tell it slant --
Red—is the Fire’s Common Tint -- /
Gold, Golden Pheasant Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood.
10 ¾ x 6 x 6 inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, Dare you see a Soul at the white heat?
Millefiore/ The Aptitude To Fly (2003)
Gold, Macaw Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood.
23 x 11 x 11 inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, My Cocoon tightens -- Colors teaze --/
No Lives Are Round/ Nulle Vie N’est Ronde (2003)
Gold, Ostrich Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood and Cardboard.
5 x 12 x 12 inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, Except the smaller size
The Brain -- is wider Than the Sky -- / (2005)
Gold, Macaw Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood.
8 ¼ x 6 ¼ x 8 inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, The Brain --is wider than the Sky -- /
The Brain -- is wider Than the Sky -- / Side View
Side View
The Capsule of the Mind
Gold, Water-Gilded Wood, Gea des Chenes bird feathers.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, Best things dwell out of sight
Just As the Night Keeps Fetching Stars/
Gold, Guinea Hen Feathers, Water-Gilded Wood.
6 ¼ x 4 ½ x 5 inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, I've nothing else -- to bring, You know --/
"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers --
Gold, Water-Gilded Wood, Illuminated Birds Nests.
Hope #1 [center]: 2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches [2006]
Hope #2 [right]: 4 ¾ x 4 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches [2007]
Hope #3 [left]: 3 ½ x 4 ¾ x 5 inches [2007]
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, “Hope” is the thing with feathers — / that perches in the soul — /
"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers, Hope #2
Gold, Water-Gilded Wood, Birds Nest from Hunters Point Shipyard.
4 ¾ x 4 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches [2007]
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, “Hope” is the thing with feathers —
Porc-Épic/ I Dwell in Possibility
Gold, Porcupine Quills, Water-Gilded Wood.
19 x 10 x 13 inches
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, I dwell in Possibility-- / A fairer House than Prose --
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