The Sound of the Ten-Cent Tiki
Totara (three thousand years old), pigment, tissue paper, colored pencils, pastel, piano parts, found materials.
Hand carved, assembled, painted. There is a drawer in the lower mid section of the piece. When the drawer is pulled, it activates the piano hammers, which then strike the piano wires creating a sound. Made in collaboration with Glen Spencer, genius husband.
18 W x 36 H x 10 D