White Mulberry Earthpod by Serena Kovalosky

White Mulberry Earthpod aged after 2 years.

Serena Kovalosky

White Mulberry Earthpod, 2023

Gourd, mulberry bark, mulberry leaf skeletons, preserved whole mulberry leaves, black walnut ink, mulberry ink, pyrography,

8 x 12 x 12 in

Signature: Signed in pyrography by Serena Kovalosky on the bottom of the piece.

$1,200

In Progress

Location: Serena Kovalosky Studios

"White Mulberry Earthpod" was created for the "The White Mulberry Project: A Silk Road Runs Through It" an interdisciplinary project presented in 2023 at Serena Kovalosky’s Eco-Garden in upstate New York. Kovalosky received a Rural & Traditional Arts Fellowship for the project.

A dried gourd is the foundation for this piece as the form represents the roots of Kovalosky's artistic practice. The first Earthpod was created over 20 years ago, inspired by the mushroom puffballs discovered as a child in the fields of her grandparents’ farm in Vermont thus, Kovalosky is taking these “artistic roots” and bringing them to The White Mulberry Project. The work incorporates foraged materials from the white mulberry trees that made a surprising appearance in the artist's backyard during a rewilding effort in 2022. The leaves, bark and mulberry ink all represent the "science" aspect of the research into the white mulberry tree.

Read about the creative process: https://artfulvagabond.com/2023/06/03/white-mulberry-earthpod/

Visit the Story-Box for The White Mulberry Project: A Silk Road Runs Through It: https://artfulvagabond.com/category/mulberry-story-box/

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