If there is hidden symbolism in this image, I will leave it to my viewers to discern as suits their personal psychologies. Perhaps my choice of objects was id-driven, or perhaps it was only a random gathering of bits and bobs. I seldom know where I'm headed when I begin setting up for a still life. I begin with a chosen subject (in this case two), and allow other props to suggest themselves as I wander from room to room. Here you see the Onion and Feather of the title (the feather once belonged to an owl), a blank singed parchment, curtains purloined from the back bedroom window, a candle and candlestick, a faux inkwell filled with fake ink (tole paint in water) and a biography of my lifetime hero, Salvador Dali. How'd he get in there? It must have been a subconscious suggestion from the Onion. I may lose sleep trying to sort this one out.
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