Naturally Found Objects

So, this is what happens when you mesh wind, vine leaves, and a tree. Chaos, right? It took a little time to see it, but as I strung the leaves on the tree, they started to make sense in unity.

Beginning with the prompt--make something out of found natural objects only, it got my mind working on the meaning of this type of artwork . . . I used to make this art when I was little--stringing together flowers to make crowns, that sort of thing . . . but I wondered: what makes "natural found object art so intriguing?" Well, it's the process of SEEing that makes it unique; the process of seeing something new in something ordinary . . . So, here's what I came up with:

"SEE," when viewed at different angles, looks like chaotic single leaves strung haphazardly on the branches, like so:

But, the beauty behind the art is the concept: to fully "see" something, one has to look through the layers at different angles to get the big picture. It's like understanding the person behind the piece, the "context," so to speak, that makes art most meaningful.

Seeing in this concept = meaning.

From a single leaf to a community of leaves is where that meaning begins to take shape and pronounce itself in context of its other parts.

I've always found art to be a statement of something that says to the viewer, "I am worth believing in." Or, in this case, "I am worth being found . . . or being seen." What makes art beautiful is that there are multiple ways to see something. Isn't that cool?