Birdie in the Branches

During a couple free moments a few weeks ago, I decided to rework an old mobile of mine. This was made in November 2005, before I had really embraced color. I always thought the design was formally cohesive, but kind of static. More of a rock than a river.

Here it is now. I repainted most of the pieces, attached it to a twisted yew branch (courtesy of Ginny Gartlein of Raintree Farms), and added a couple more appendages with some newer elements of my vocabulary: a bird, a spiral, and a flower.

It has become kind of a jumble, but I think there's more life in it now. It measures 23" high, 18" deep, and 18" wide.