“Smile, It Will All Be Over Soon Anyway.” -2024

The jawbone of a local antelope — teeth still intact, still present — carries a single sterling silver word along its curve: Smile.

There is no escaping it. The antelope knows. The bone knows. Every creature that has ever drawn breath has been moving, from its very first moment, toward the same inevitable end. This is not a tragedy. It is simply the terms of being alive.

And yet — here we are. Still breathing. Still capable of joy, of laughter, of turning our faces toward the sun. The silver catches the light. The teeth remain. The word endures.

Smile. Not because everything is fine, but because it is short, and it is yours, and you are still here.

Bone, sterling silver inlay, $2,000 (Sold)