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This piece is a #Memento to family. The #sculpture is composed of a large piece of metal drip my father brought me years ago from a large job. Hanging from the tips of slag are three vials, each containing remains of a loved one: 1) ashes of our dog Nona, 2) some of my mother's hair, and 3) ashes of our dog Toro. Atop is a cardinal nest from the family that raised their chick next to our front door. We were blessed to be able to watch every step of the rearing up close and the family still lives in our back yard, rearing young in their second nest of the season. Inside the nest are dried pomegranates, a symbol of fertility, blood, and death. I mounted all of these items to a log of birch, which is itself a symbol of new beginnings, stability, and structure. .......................................................................... #sculptures #art #artwork #visualart #visualarts #miamiart #dallasart #dentonart #galleryart #mementomori #natureart #foundobjects #macabreart #macabrearts #mixedmediaart #visualsymbols #symbolisminart (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjQp_aFNHj/?igshid=mosx8u784i9s

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"And I Bled as She Lay Dying" is a fiber arts Memento Mori for my mother. My mother stopped breathing; she lay in a coma for weeks as we looked for signs of brain activity, for some hope of recovery. In this agonizing time, I had double knee surgery for a pre-existing condition. The piece is composed the gauze that covered my wounds. I sat at her bedside, the gauze soaking up my own life's essence as Mom's trickled away. My sister and I eventually had to sign to unplug our mother from all the machines. We watched, along with the rest of the family as her skin turned from reddish to pale yellow and her hypoxic blood turned cold. ...................................................................... #fineart #fiberarts #mementomori #memento #visualart #visualarts #miamiart #dallasart #dentonart #art #arts #artwork #contemporaryart #macabreart (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgt3ooF5K-/?igshid=kdcmrshdr4mc

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"Prism", a mixed-media #sculpture by #artist Stacy Tompkins, is a statement on the civil unrest in the United States in 2020. ...................................................................... "The substrate, a root ball, is a symbol of our nation's #history, our foundation. Our records have been white-washed as a way of glorifying concepts such as 'manifest destiny' and 'white power'. 2020's activism has cracked the fascade of this omissive history and I heal the fissures with bright, bold colored threads, a reflection of the #diversity of people that built and reside in our country." ........................................................................... #blm #blacklivesmatter #sociallyengagedart #politicalart #visualart #visualarts #decolonizehistory #dallasart #miamiart #poc #artactivism #activist #reclaimhistory #knowjusticeknowpeace #knowyourhistory #activism (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCegcgal6Xn/?igshid=mm92s9cw144a

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Full image of my #sculpture titled "Growth". Focused on the search for the truest self, the bowl is filled with #snakeskins, a symbol of the masks we wear in each relationship. As we grow and learn, we peel back our defensive layers to reveal the authentic self (the lights in the bowl). The skins, collected in our memory (the wooden bowl), remind us of our #growth as we strive to reach our centers. .................................................................. *Snakesheds are a collection from my #cornsnake Magenta's growth. No snakes were harmed to make this piece. .................................................................. #art #dallasart #miamiart #artist #sculptures #natureart #fineart #visualart #dentonart #galleryart #identityart #artwork #artsprofessional #growthmindset #personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #growingmaterials #memento #snakeshed (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcg6gklvoh/?igshid=3f3jacita55w

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#wip #sculpture I'm working on as a response to 2020 focused on the recovering the diversity of white-washed history. #blm #art #finearts #fineart #blacklivesmatter #sociallyengagedart #memento #politicalart #dallasart #miamiart #dentonart #poc #decolonizehistory #sculptures #fiberarts #foundobjects #visualarts #artist (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZXbA7lP4M/?igshid=1xbe2qtit00f8

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When your #sculpture looks too tasty. 😋😝 __________________________________________________ #art #artist #sculptor #visualarts #finearts #galleryart #dentonart #dallasart #miamiart #artsprofessional (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzcTUHlwr3/?igshid=1fo4fzjgen6l5

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Mounted the #eggsacs left by our big female black and yellow #argiope #orbweaver #spider in our backyard. Each one is about an inch tall.🕷️🕸️🕷️🕸️ _________________________________________#webs #spiders #arachnology #arachnid #arachnida #araneidae #Argiopeaurantia #preservation #webpreservation #arachnidae #spiderbaby #spidersoftheworld #spiderweb #spidersofinstagram (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzWuwDFJgb/?igshid=o5tz8wdcik6y

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And then Crunch got jealous. #dogs #puppylove #bostie #bostonterrier #puppycuddles https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GoiGwlEDq/?igshid=1g62nf3r5465j

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Baby cuddles. #frenchbulldog #frenchton #dogs #puppies #doglover https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Gn-PhlXf7/?igshid=z726yyegvso

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Gettin' my #paint on... #painter #artist #dentonart #dallasart (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vHh90F1W4/?igshid=pslgcoplo9pz

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"Trachea" Ink, prismacolor pencil and micron pen on paper. #art #dallasart #dallasdesigndistrict #dallasartscene #dentonart #miamiart #visualart #painting #red #artist #miamiartscene #abstractart #abstract (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hy_yel9j7/?igshid=1w7gdhgfsjvp1

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"Androgyne" Ink, prismacolor pencil and micron pen on paper. #art #dallasart #dallasdesigndistrict #dallasartscene #dentonart #miamiart #visualart #painting #red #artist #miamiartscene #abstractart #abstract (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KWjzqnY-W/?igshid=ocg3ib2g7wds

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Ink, prismacolor pencil and micron pen on paper. #art #dallasart #dallasdesigndistrict #dentonart #miamiart #visualart #painting #green #artist (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FIVJ6FNV6/?igshid=10ihqyhtma5l6

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Ink, micron pen and colored pencil on paper. #art #dentonart #dallasart #abstract #abstractart #paintings #painting #paintings #visualart #dallasdesigndistrict #dallasartscene #miamiartscene #miamiart (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ALCQ1F-UB/?igshid=aveydkfxxkaq

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Ink, micron pen and colored pencil on paper. #art #dentonart #dallasart #abstract #abstractart #paintings #painting #paintings #visualart #dallasdesigndistrict #dallasartscene (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B99Y8ZglGvO/?igshid=z1gxlrnnvi8p

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"Split Leap" Ink, micron pen, colored pencil on paper. #art #visualart #fineart #ballet #dentonart #dallasart #mixedmedia #abstractart #figuredrawing (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zde_dF7wa/?igshid=md0jsbzl5j38

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Ink, colored pencil, micron pen on paper. #art #visualarts #dentonart #dallasart #abstractart #paintings #painting (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wlRh6FaOn/?igshid=1ss23epqenjtj