American painterAlan Shields

N.B.C. Pea-cock
(Pencil and Watercolor, , 1976)

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I walk down the patterned garden paths
In my stiff, brocaded gown.
With my powdered hair and jewelled fan,
I too am a rare
Pattern. As I wander down
The garden paths.

- Amy Lowell

Alan Shields, "Soft and Fluffy Gears" series, 1987 
Handmade paper
18 x 18 ins

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