My father collected a number of antique hay rake wheels and built a fence with them near our cabin. I was fascinated with the way the spokes radiated from the centers and by the mystery that is implied by the empty holes. To emphasize this, I digitally cut out the wheels and layered them on backgrounds of sky that I photographed near the cabin.
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