Fiber Moss Wire Snake; made by local artist Autumn Fox
Dimensions: 25.5” x 24” x 5”
Made using: Fabric scraps, preserved moss, foam, paper maché, polymer clay, mirror, marble ball, wire and mixed media paints.
"I am a mixed media artist based in Louisville, with a particular focus in sculptural forms. I aim to take deeper subjects, and reconstruct them into more inviting abstract creations. I typically begin from the inside and work outward, and this piece is no different. I started with shaping the foam, then adhered fabric scraps over the foam core to act as the initial base of the snake. The snake eating itself is a nod toward human overconsumption and greed, with preserved moss layered over to resemble nature. The two hands resemble the unnatural and natural going ‘hand and hand’ as our world rarely has nature completely untouched by man. This brings to question the very definition of nature. The wire further solidifies this notion; it is interwoven through the snake, a symbol of both nature and greed. The paints work to color the wire and add dimension, while the marble ball functions as the pensive eye of the snake. A mirror is utilized so that the viewer reflects upon themselves, and their part in this."