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)i
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
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 [2006];
Hope #2 [right] 4 ¾ x 4 ¼ x 4 ¾ [2007];
Hope #3 [left: 3 ½ x 4 3/4 x 5 [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 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 [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 –