The Sentinels are a group of six very tall pine trees that stand along the edge of my backyard. They are the first things I see when I look out the window in the morning and the last ones I see at night.
Knowing they are there gives me a sense of safety and security. As long as the sentinels are standing watch, all is right with the world.
These are both collage on canvas. I used maps in the background, then layered on tissue, dictionary pages, and painted papers. The fence in Sentinels 1 is made from plastic mesh.
Title: The Sentinels 1
Medium: Collage with map, tissue, painted paper, plastic
Size: 24 x 20 inches on canvas
Signed: On the front and back
Exhibits: “Trees I Have Known” at the Cleveland Botanical Garden
Title: The Sentinels 2
Medium: Collage with map, painted paper, gold paint
Size: 14 x 11 inches on canvas
Signed: On the front and back
Exhibits: “Trees I Have Known” at the Cleveland Botanical Garden; “Dreams of Faraway Places” at the Bexley Public Library
