Previously, over several decades, my ideas about art and art-making became increasingly focused on the ephemeral nature of the art, especially that which I made. Objects made of bronze or steel could be expected, if cared for, to withstand the forces of nature for decades, even centuries. However, my interests grew out of fascination with both human and nature-made objects derived from rural and rustic settings, often made of materials which were destined to be altered, to decay, to evolve and eventually to disappear or become unrecognizable as to their original function and setting. These included objects found on farms, cabin culture settings, in old buildings and outdoor environments. Of course, I recognize that nothing lasts forever, not even civilizations and countries, nor planets and solar systems. Our human corporeal bodies will be gone, eventually made into dust within a lone slow heartbeat of the Earth.