UMI Miniature Collectable mycelia ’ this figure welcomes visitors

’ this figure welcomes visitors into her nurturing shade

self-regulating organism

This finely crafted piece captures the intricate details and artistry of the original

"Elemental Monuments" by Daniel Popper is a captivating photographic journey spanning the last decade of his artistic endeavors

Mycelia is named for the delicate fungal threads that form nature’s hidden communication system

UMI Miniature Collectable mycelia ’ this figure welcomes visitorsUmi is a woman, a tree, a womb, and a bower. Taking its name from the Arabic word for mother, this figure welcomes visitors into her nurturing shade. Inspired by Gaia; both the goddess of Greek mythology and James Lovelocks concept of the earth as a single, self regulating organism, Umi embodies the idea of the world as alive. Not alive as the ancients saw her, a sentient Goddess with purpose and foresight, but alive like a tree, quietly existing,