Crayfish Claw — Carapace Fragment (Specimen No. 001) brass and the stories that bloom

and the stories that bloom just before spring

Not kindness

Collected as a mature leaf

the unicorn flower fairy chased a secret bloom — one whispered to hold the colours of dreams

the glint of round eyes

Crayfish Claw — Carapace Fragment (Specimen No. 001) brass and the stories that bloomRecovered as a claw segment with intact pincer structure. Form is elongated, with a gradual taper toward the tips. The joint remains clearly defined, separating the thicker base from the opposing arms. Drying produces no observable distortion. Structure remains unchanged. Copper adheres first at the point of connection, then progresses along the length of the claw. Deposition gathers along the outer curve and within the natural pitting of the