JUDE SCHLOTZHAUER ǀ MECHANICSVILLE, VIRGINIA
Skull Tree/ Jade Garden, 2020
cast glass, natural branch, wire
21 x 10 x 4.5

ARTIST STATEMENT
life grows
where life dies
a never ending dance
of nature and spirit

fragile bones
artifacts of life
stripped bare
to reveal their essence

holding
in their silence
lessons from the past
warnings for the future

growing
yet devoid of life
save for the bones
like fruit hanging in the balance.