Syslee Rawlinson Gaboon Viper No. 1

GABOON VIPER NO. 1

18 X 24

Clay plaster, gaboon viper shed, soil.

Handmade walnut frame.

About Syslee Rawlinson

Raised in rural Southern Oregon, Rawlinson’s work is rooted in a deep reverence for the natural world. Drawn to the quiet textures of clay plaster, she began creating mixed-media works that merge natural materials—clay, pigments, mica, snake shed, and dried plants—into layered, tactile compositions. Her pieces evoke the slow rhythms of time and weather, inviting a closer look at nature’s delicate balance and the beauty in impermanence. Rawlinson lives and works in Oakland, California.