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Art:Japanese Tree of Life
(EarthSpirit)
HAPPY FALL EQUINOX! It's been a long, hot summer. I only made one art piece in the four months since the end of May. The coming of Fall and cooler weather seems to have reawakened my creativity.
Date: 9/21/2012 6:18:24 PM ( 12 y ago)
"Japanese Tree of Life" (c)2012 by mayah. 8" X 10" collage/found objects
All Life derives from the Buddha, who sits at the root of the Japanese Elm tree. The bird in the upper left represents a Japanese crane, sacred bird of Japan symbolizing fidelity, good luck, love and long life http://www.arkive.org/japanese-crane/grus-japonensis/
(The bird in this art piece is actually a heron; both herons and cranes are water birds and can look similar to each other yet have many differences. I used this photo of a heron because I couldn't find a magazine photo of the crane http://www.ehow.com/info_8408303_differences-between-cranes-herons.html ).
This art was created with reused photos from magazines, catalogs, and brochures; reused cardboard and other paper products; reused frame from Goodwill Industries; non toxic glue; dried persimmon tree flowers. Woman's face: from catalog of U.N. Postage stamps: http://www.stampland.net/?p=7738 2012 Indigenous People (Series III)
Framed art work.
All photos by mayah(c)2012
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