Bittersweet Lament

Bittersweet Lament is a visual parable about embracing the conflict between nature’s sublime beauty and its often-destructive power. Native Bittersweet vines have beautiful bright orange fruit but they can grow to overwhelm the trees or shrubs they rely on, becoming so heavy as to smother and even topple them. It is also a passionate expression of love and regret and grief expressed through the musical notes that cover the tear-shaped beads. A reminder that without the bitter we are lost to the fullness of the sweet.