2021
Oak wood escritoire w/ display cabinet (species unknown), Coins, Otolith, Feathers, Caviar jar, Stamps, Dandelions, Morel mushrooms, Zebra and quagga mussel shells, Fossils, Navy Ring, Cattails, Photographs, Light, Glass
79 x 34 x 17 inches
Courtesy of the artist
Wonderbox 1 is about love and death, the things that we carry, and the things that we leave behind. Each item in this escritoire is a gift to or from the artist, as is the display cabinet itself.
Collection courtesy of the artist. Escritoire w/ display cabinet courtesy of Mary Ann Pinto.
Featured Coin: THRACE, PANTIKAPION – 4th century BC – Tetrachalk
Obverse: Head of Pan wreathed with ivy. Reverse: Lion's head / Griffin, Sturgeon below.
This project is a part of Lake Sturgeons' Guide for Surviving the Anthropocene (LSGFSA).
LSGFSA is generously supported by the Global Warming Art Project grant, Ben Perrone and the Environmental Maze project donors, and administered by the Art Services Initiative of Western New York. It would not be possible without the support of the Lower Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office, US Fish & Wildlife Services (USFWS).