“Be secluded in your secret heart-house, that bowl of silence.” - Rumi

I made this piece right around the holidays, a time when silence is hard to come by! I was enchanted by the idea that we each have the power to find refuge in the sweet seclusion of our own hearts, nestled within a peaceful, unreachable inner space.

Box:  8 x 10 x 2 cradled board

Materials: Coconut shell, florist moss, altered metal mini bird house, garland, wings from broken Christmas ornament, papers, beads, plastic toy parts, acrylic paint