Cactus Gallery LA
WE SEE YOU, NOW DANCE by artist Samantha Jane Mullen
Pyrography, graphite and white ink on layered basswood cut-outs, 12.5” x 9”
Shown in second image with companion birds $1400 (contact Sandra at sandra@cactusgalleryla.com to adopt the set)
This piece is an homage to one of the GREATER SAGE GROUSE, one of great dancers of the avian world. And OMG just watch this video (skip ahead to 2:30 to see what inspired this little group of pieces):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHEhE8RGP2A
Conservation status according to audubon.org:
"Has disappeared from much of former range. Loss of habitat (through clearing for farmland and overgrazing) is one major cause. Threatened by energy development and the effects of invasive plants in much of its remaining range.”
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-sage-grouse