Turning a departed pet into a cool work of art

I've linked to the wonderful work of sculptor Jessica Joslin in the past. She sent the following note to me today (Click on thumbnails for enlargement) :

Happy
Happy Detail

"Happy" is the first of the beasts that was made to commemorate a specific pet, using it's actual bones.

Happy was a cranky old dachschund, who had belonged to a couple of my collectors, about 10 years ago.

They found his skeleton while wandering in a vacant lot, where their former home used to be. They had the bones stored in a closet, until they told me about it…

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