A s W l A e K e E p made out of rattlesnake hide

made out of rattlesnake hide

"It was the mark of a barbarian to destroy something one could not understand

wilderness and childbirth

I made a point to avoid obvious choices like making earth an eagle

A s W l A e K e E p made out of rattlesnake hideThe official title is: A s W l A e K e E p which is 'AWAKE' (all caps) and 'sleep' (all lowercase) intertwined. This image was originally used in a gig poster in 2013 and I reworked the image here, adding new borders to frame it. The idea came while Kristie and I were watching our own children sleep. There's a peacefulness to their rhythmic breathing and relaxed expressions. The snake that surrounds the fox is representative of the impending dangers