Bead Midden Pig

midden
n.
A dunghill or refuse heap.
Archaeology. A mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse that indicates the site of a human settlement.

Roadside vendors in Johannesburg sell (amongst other curiosities) small carved wooden animals. I bought a flock (a herd? a family?) of pigs a few years ago. Most got chewed up by my labrador. This lone survivor sat around until a bored Sunday where I burrowed into my bead oddments midden with a big tube of glue, and redecorated him.

He was meant to look bling, but ended up looking rather disturbing, and more than a little evil.

He stars in my digital dream collage at [link] and, having gotten used to the artistic life, would be happy to play a supporting role in any other collages - so feel free to give him a call.