Trudi's second piece, which she titled as "The Quarry," used rust, smoky fabrics and fallen leaves. I didn't have time to gather rusted or decayed objects in nature so it took a while to consider what to make from her inspiration. I first riffed off the word, quarry, which has an old English meaning game hunted with hounds or hawks. I had a witch puppet and a cigar box, which I wanted to use so started with that. Then skeleton leaves left over from my Decay 2 piece would anchor to Trudi's fallen leaves. Found several old sewing tools - a tiny needle book, needles, measuring tape, an old thread box. A handwritten recipe titled "Fairy fruit salad." Old negatives of a family, including that of a baby. I considered many other old photos, objects, tools but it was all a matter of how to pull things together into a coherent composition around the loose theme of "quarry." Then I found a fragment of a children's rhyme which goes like this: Who killed Cock Robin? I, said the Sparrow, with my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. Who saw him die? I, said the Fly, with my little eye, I saw him die. Who caught his blood? I, said the Fish, with my little dish, I caught his blood. Who'll make the shroud? I, said the Beetle, with my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud. That, and a tiny tin cookie mold filled with glittery blood completed the piece. I named this piece "Fairytale Salad." Trudi's "The Quarry"My Fairytale Salad
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