I created SHROUDED in June of 2020 as a memorial to those lost to Covid-19. This video shows the progression of the surrounding vegetation that is slowly covering the sculpture. As of May, 2022, Over 6.26 million people have died worldwide. 1 million in the United States.
The plan is for the plants to, over time, envelope the sculpture, enrobing in in a natural shroud. This is what it looked like then.
Here is a picture from this afternoon. The plants have already begun their entwinement
Sadly, the death toll in the US has risen above 199,000+.
Sometimes it’s hard to be who you are meant to be.
Especially when your powers can get you killed.
Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.
Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble.
Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.
A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret
Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.
But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.
2020 dawned under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. Seven months in and we are still not out of danger. While some businesses have begun to open, many have not. Several never will. The long-range repercussions of lost lives, lost jobs, and extended isolation have yet to be felt.
I started working on SHROUDED in late February.
The plaster core is painted with latex paint and four layer of marine polyurethane.
The next step was landscaping the installation site and putting in plants.
There are red and black tiles around the sculpture and ten pounds of glass stones.
Over time, the plants will envelope the sculpture, enrobing in in a natural shroud.