Dust Bowl In This Late Hour • Hand painted vitreous enamel

• Hand painted vitreous enamel • Sterling silver• Inscription reads: "Memento Mori

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the setting sun makes the trees glow as if lit from within

and gold foil

Dust Bowl In This Late Hour • Hand painted vitreous enamelI created the tiny image using watercolor enamels, a method of painting with finely ground glass and then firing it with a torch. The heat fuses the "paint" to the metal, making it permanent. The miniature painting depicts an enormous dust cloud that threatens a stark horizon. In the fireground, telephone poles cast odd shadows. For the setting of this piece, I wanted to create proportions that are a little strange and unsettling, much like the