Auspices, 2026, deer bone, 23 x 13.5 x 11 in. / 58.42 x 34.29 x 27.94 cm.

Auspices, Joel Kelley, 2026, deer bone, 23 x 13.5 x 11 in. / 58.42 x 34.29 x 27.94 cm.

Antlers rise like a primitive crown out of a skull ornamented as an homage to the life that once was. Water and life flowed throught this creature at one time, now, in it’s second life water flows again - like rain from above entering back into the being. This second life is different, honoring an