{"product_id":"edris-keeper-of-the-thorn-garden-gothic-victorian-sculptural-painting","title":"Edris, Keeper of the Thorn Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe does not move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe does not call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe only watches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdris stands within the Thorn Garden as its keeper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is not bound, nor planted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe remains. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere others are hidden, preserved, or taken, Edris is the one who stays behind. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot to guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot to protect. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut to witness what continues to grow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no urgency in her presence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo reaching. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly a quiet awareness of everything that has been placed that has been placed within the garden--and everything that has not yet been taken. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe does not search for meaning within the garden. She is part of what gives it shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing uncertain in her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly knowing,. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is a sculptural painting, combining a hand-sculpted face with a painted form and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBotanical elements emerge around her- not as decoration, but as something that has grown alongside her over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface shifts subtly in light--matte in some areas, softly reflective in others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is not meant to feel new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is meant to feel as through she has always been there. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind (OOAK) sculptural painting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox 16\" x 19\" oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntique oval frame included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehand sculpted face (various clays)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcrylic and oil painted surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed media elements (the butterfly is real)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned and dated on back \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdris is part of the April Thorn Garden release. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe will not be recreated. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michele Lynch ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041546944643,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/6253\/9082\/files\/FrameCandlelight.jpg?v=1777513891","url":"https:\/\/michelelynchart.com\/products\/edris-keeper-of-the-thorn-garden-gothic-victorian-sculptural-painting","provider":"Michele Lynch ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}