Snowy Owl Wooden Wall Clock Size:10 inch The foot of the quilt

The foot of the quilt opens into water lilies and lotus flowers in purple

a season they did not choose

The hem is where it turns darker: a black graveyard silhouette of leaning crosses and bare trees

A black cat with a collar sits upright at the right

Snowy Owl Wooden Wall Clock Size:10 inch The foot of the quiltBeads set into every feather. A white owl sits front on against a deep winter blue, breast and brow scattered with what look like tiny blue and clear beads catching the light, tufted ears up, one eye bright blue and the other amber. It grips a snowed over branch, and flakes and frosted twigs fill the space either side. The numerals are outlined in black with pale centres, all twelve of them, and small dashes mark the minutes. Black hour and minute