I am fascinated by the idea of the chimera--the fusion of two seemingly unrelated objects or creatures. All the pieces I have made involving animal parts come from animals I found already dead. (Fun fact: this is the first piece I made after graduating art school.)

This piece is about rebirth and regeneration, leaving the old behind and soaring into the new. The bones in the lower corner are from the legs of the animal. I won't go into details, but these bones went through a lot to get where they are now. All the pieces I have made involving animal parts come from animals I found already dead.