Mom Is Making Modem Bread - Scansion Art - Acrylic on wood with found objects

Scansion Art plays with using visual symbols to represent the rhythm, sounds, and devices used in poetry, expressing the development of patterns and overall shape of poetic forms.  See below for full description of this piece. Poem copyright by Kate Jo Westfall Artwork: 16.5" x 20.5"Poem in frame: 10.5" x 12.5" Mom Is Making Modem BreadWith her list of open sources,Mom is making modem bread.The counter’s covered in data dust.Her apron’s heavy, lined with lead.The bottom crust is green from DOSsprinkled on the loading tray.The program calls for a binary blend,but Mom adds flaxseed anyway.The CPU rises one hundred percent,the kitchen routered with the scent.Mom serves the bites she sliced as files;we process the feed through firmament.Acrylic paint on wood with CNC computer key partsKeyOnly yellow shapes represent language.Tall rectangles indicate stressed syllables.Short squares indicate unstressed syllables.Matching circles indicate assonance within a line.Matching outlines indicate co