2014  •  34 x 15"  Show size

Cardboard and wood base with fabric, buttons, beads, tin cans, metal, feathers, laminated paper, wire, plastic, paint brush, coins, and ribbon

This fish-shaped wall-mounted assemblage realistically depicts a Black Grouper, a species commonly found in the Caribbean. In nature, the Black Grouper can quickly change its color and markings, but I chose to represent it in the black-and-white phase that I observed while diving. The grouper is an impressive and distinctive fish, and in this representation, I emphasized these traits. Additionally, the grouper is an impressive and distinctive fish, and representing it in black and white emphasizes these aspects of this creature.