Fauna in the Flora

Fauna in the Flora focuses on untamed Florida landscapes tucking in the fauna who live around us, yet often remain hidden from view. My finial experience is a fleeting glimpse, or a call of animal or birdie encountered out in the world. Rather than natural scenes as a reference, these batiks are composed from multiple and details of nature as references. In some batiks I’ve partially hidden the fauna, in others i’ve playfully places birds and creatures into scenes I’ve imagined, that become like a wilderness still-life.

Over the past few years I have had a fruitful collaboration with a talented poet, Antionette Libro. I’ve included her poetry below some of batiks.

Cardinals in Coral Honeysuckle

Cardinals in Coral Honeysuckle

batik on cotton 14 x14” (21x21” framed)

$680 available

three cardinals
hint of worlds beyond
past and present
our life stories emerge
out of the greenery

-Antionette Libro

Deer in Palmettos

Deer in Palmettos

batik on cotton 14 x14” (21x21” framed)

$680

morning fog
slipping in and out
of consciousness
half hidden deer gaze
from the brush

-Antionette Libro

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

batik on cotton
19 x 14” (framed 25 x20”)
Sold

sunrise services
a flock of white ibis
rise together
our morning prayer
over the marshes

Antionette Libro

Home in the Marsh

Home in the Marsh

batik on cotton
16 X 25” (framed 22 x 32”)
$1250

Barn Owl in a Magnolia

Barn Owl in a Magnolia

batik on cotton
16 X 25” (framed 22 x 32”)
$1250

a tawny owl sits
amid big white blossoms
of the magnolia tree
we return its gaze in branches
alive with shiny green leaves

-Antionette Libro

Wild Turkeys on Alert

Wild Turkeys on Alert

batik on cotton
6 X 25” (framed 22 x 32”)
$1250

Barred Owl in Maples

Barred Owl in Maples

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Alligator Watching

Alligator Watching

batik on cotton 14 x14” (21x21” framed)

$680 sold

Snowy Lunch

Snowy Lunch

23 x 13” batik on cotton
(matted and framed 30 X 20”)
$680 available