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Acrylic on 23 karat gold leaf, archival paper
20 x 26 cm
This painting is named after a line in a poem by Don Domanski, a Canadian poet from his poem 'Wolf Ladder':
The wolves themselves are like dust at a wedding, like ashes poured from a star, no one sees them. The wolves/move one step ahead of the stones, they circle the eye. Non one has ever seen or heard them, not even us with our stories/ studded with teeth, wrapped in fur.
This is a handmade one-of-a-kind item. Each painting is unique and no AI is used in any part of the painting process - from sketches for composition to choosing the subject matter.
Each golden miniature painting is hand-painted in acrylic on 23k recycled gold leaf, which helps eliminate the need for new, destructive mining operations and thus reduces toxic waste, water pollution, and habitat destruction.
Animal rights are a deep part of my practice and I source archival paper that is vegan (many paper-makers use gelatin, an animal byproduct).
All the paintings are custom-framed in Cape Town using certified sustainably sourced Kiaat wood.
We recommended displaying this piece away from strong heat, moisture and direct sunlight.
