“[T]he greatest influence on my work is Mother Nature herself: lizard skins; the colors, textures, and shapes of rocks; the bold Southwest sky—and the bones of desert animals.” Ali Launer affixes stones, silver, and glass seed beads to the skulls of animals, thus creating elaborate, geometric designs. Most of the animal skulls she adorns are emblematic of the American Southwest region where she lives, such as the bison, bull, and ram.
Source: Telluride Inside
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http://alilauner.com
