Even when its name seems dramatically dark, it depends how our personal idea of death is, the symbolism behind an object, like in this case. To me death is just a passage, like changing a jean or changing a car, maybe a door to a next life or a heaven or a door to a different energy plane because energy is never lost, just transformed and ages touching, feeling artifacts, crystals, elements plus a myriad of personal experiences whisper that it is something else, that soul, consciousness are not a tale to give us peace and keep us going but "something" like Exupéry said, essential and invisible to the eyes.
This mixed media Large focal element in fold formed torched solid copper with its fire and age patina has as stone of choice a Beautiful blue fire labradorite and below an aged modified comercial metal bird skull with a flower on the forehead and aside two blue drops, maybe tears, anyway tears can also be of happiness.
This focal can create an Amazing piece.
One of a kind with high visual impact, the piece measures no counting the small dangles top to end of the bird's skull 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches