A series featuring ephemeral headpieces made with decaying plant materials and paired with lyrics from Vanessa's catalogue.
THE SUMMONING
Hemlock and henbane brew
Nighshade and jimsonroot
Round up my devils
on the head of a pin
THE VEIL
Set me alight—a meteor
Barrelling through the atmosphere
Where the veil is thin as gossamer
OCTOBER
Scarlet October leaves
Ochre and amber and honey-gold
The rich, woven tapestry
The unbreakable thread
The warm glow of memory
REAPER
Did you know by the wind
By its breath on your skin
Did you know that your reaper had come?
BENEATH THESE PETALS
I will show them
The fire burning
Beneath these pretty petals
Is not afraid
THREADS
All the loose threads
Gathered together
And scattered on the wind
By chickadee
dee
dee
dee
COUNTING SHEEP
Counting sheep
One by one
Until the coyotes come
BY YOUR SIDE
I am already there
Standing by your side
Faster than the sound
Of your dying red sun
Coming soon.
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