Skeletal Mouse on Dandelion

This captivating composition features the articulated skeleton of a mouse poised delicately upon a fully preserved dandelion seed head, enclosed beneath a glass cloche. The piece embodies the fragile equilibrium between life and decay, weight and air, existence and disappearance. Each element is authentic in form and arranged with extraordinary precision. Such creations are exceedingly rare — combining anatomical study with poetic naturalism, recalling the 19th-century European cabinets de curiosités where science met art in quiet wonder.

Discovery and Symbolism

The dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has long symbolized the fleeting nature of life, its spherical seed crown dissolving with a single breath of wind. The skeletal mouse, by contrast, represents the physical remnants of vitality — a reminder of mortality and endurance. Together, they form a visual meditation on the passage of time, where the lightest structure in nature supports one of its most intricate. This pairing transforms two humble natural forms into a philosophical reflection on existence itself.

Craftsmanship and Presentation

Encased beneath a hand-blown glass dome and mounted on a matte black base, the sculpture achieves a state of ethereal suspension. The skeleton, meticulously reassembled bone by bone, appears to float among the silvery filaments of the dandelion’s seed sphere. The effect is one of stillness and tension — a moment preserved between breath and silence. As a collectible object, Skeletal Mouse on Dandelion stands as a masterpiece of contemporary natural art: an ode to fragility, precision, and the eternal beauty found in impermanence.