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I’m not really a bone collector but I am fascinated by wishbones - They’re just different. Ever since I was little I loved the potential ‘magic’ associated with a wishbone -- You can make a wish! There were four of us kids and we would fight over wishbones at dinner. I always felt that my older brother "cheated" because he always won the wish, knowing that he should tug at the bigger side giving him more leverage.
I saved wishbones for may years in my toy cabinet at my workshop. But when I stopped eating chicken in the 80s, the collection became even more pronounced. I decided to make an art piece using the wishbones. When I laid them out in a row, they started to look less like a collection and more like a chorus line of dancers. Once I gave them a simple horizon line, they looked so euphoric as if they were dancing together.
The frame itself has a bit of a gris-gris with four-leaf clovers in the corners, adding to the elements of charm, magic and good fortune. The complete list of materials include actual wish bones, acrylic paint, brass stampings and plexiglass.
Medium
Mixed Media
Date
May 2022
Exhibition
Tell Me a Story / Art Guild of Pacifica
Size
35 ½ x 10 x 1 ¾ inches
Wishbone Collection

