Casings are self-excreted or self-constructed protection
many insects create for metamorphosis to occur.

They are protective covering more primitive,
more elemental than a cocoon.

My Casings are sculptural vessels metaphorically protecting
a spiritual, emotional condition of vulnerability.

All of us are emotionally vulnerable when we go through
profound life changes, whether desired or thrust upon us.

Self-created protection is essential
while the inner life is dramatically changing.

Casings are strong; they stand up to weather.

They are naturally at home in gardens, under leaves,
clinging to branches; but they hang by themselves.

When a casing is no longer needed, it is opened from within.