Soudan 2 A127475 and 14k gold ear wires

and 14k gold ear wires

Brass will tarnish slightly over time and remain a pleasing golden hue

and highlighted with watercolor and acrylic

the figure is hand carved from basswood and detailed with layers of sanded milk paint

Soudan 2 A127475 and 14k gold ear wiresOil and resin on stretched silk canvas, the sides of which are painted. The Soudan paintings were based on the recent geological findings in the Soudan Iron Mine in Tower, Minnesota. The found imagery from the minerals in the mine was a departure point for the abstract works. The ancient waters in the mine hosts organisms that formed 2. 7 billion years ago, when a sea was thought to have covered the region. Geological formations found in the mine are