HOMUNCULUS

The inspiration for the piece is a tiny person whom I know well.  The aged scrabble board is a wonderful background on which to extrapolate words and terms depicting the story behind the person in several ways.  (Indeed, the Homunculus intended is all about words and terms.)  The bracelet around the wrist spells "Sever" where indeed it has been!  and that could also say something of the little man behind the story.  The surface of the old board is made for the 'unsighted' with raised bumps for Braille readers.  All the items attached are antique or from the nostalgia era, some from gumball machines, Cracker Jack prizes, lamp beads.... Within the palm covered by the organza glove, is a miniature boy and his Mom, she being the 'KEY' to much of the rest of life of this Homunculus.  These were from a tin doll house I once had as a child.  The letter tiles are made from found materials to add character and a personal artistic feel.  Note the black Mammy figure which is the handle off of an old sock darner, and she is attached to a tiny chain, again symbolic of a time past, with present struggles.  Homunculus now has a new home and a new owner, Mary Morgan proprietor of the Mosaic Cafe and Art on Elm in Oil City.