~5.5″ cirmcumfrence x 3″ Mixed Media: Seeds, egg shell, ink, paper and lid
It’s funny, the things we get attached to. A lovely blue water bottle whose lid sometimes leaks or an old shirt with holes here and there may seem average, but they are anything but. We worry about them if they are misplaced and are quick to defend their value.
I think for most of us it is not so much the “thing” we get attached to as the memories and feelings we get that are associated with the thing. This, I realize, is why I seem to have become a bit attached to the little seeds I collected weeks ago.
Each time I pull them out to work with I am reminded of the jog we were on when we picked them off the ground. I remember feeling so excited about the prospect of making something from the found little treasures. When I create using the little seeds, I always feel very calm and at ease – enjoying the simple act of building up form.
The seeds are now dwindling. I’ll be able to eke out one more piece if I’m lucky. After that, I’ll have to wait in anticipation for another year to roll around so I can once again collect them.
This piece available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/listing/102046424/attachment-found-object-sculpture or by emailing me at micah@azzlsoft.com
Micah Richardson 
beautiful:)
Thanks so much!
That is so delicate and gorgeous.
Thank you!
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How cool is that?! Thank you!
The whirlygigs call to me, such fun pieces!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
As much as I enjoy seeing what you made from your collected finds, I so appreciate how you describe your feelings!
I hear these Maple seeds called “helicopters”. Children (and I) enjoy dropping them from heights and watching them spin. : )
These sculptures must be very fragile–like butterfly wings. How do you keep them safe–in a display box?
They are pretty fragile. I’ve had a few pieces break off in moving, but otherwise, they just sit on a shelf pretty happily:)
I have since learned this is the thing to do! I think they are the neatest things.
Thank you so much!