As the season drifts into Autumn I've taken inspiration from the Native American Calendar of the Miami Illinois Tribes. The coming lunar months are represented by Stags/Bucks.
My latest glass panel is called Buck Moon or ayaapia kiilhswa in their own tongue. Late Autumn sees the mature stag dropping its antlers.
I've use oranges, deep pinks, green and blue for this piece and have leaded and copper foiled / soldered it all together. A patina has been applied to give an aged 'gun metal' look to the lead and solder.
The images are drawn in fired enamel and feature the stag and moon and framed by stylised trees and designs.
This piece is one of a kind and symbolises the great energy and spirit of our natural world as it changes, renews and heals itself.
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