We Brought the Peacock Home

The bison has never been particularly interested in explanations.

And so there they stand.

A masked man in a dark suit.

A peacock resting calmly in his arms.

A smiling black cat beside his feet.

And an enormous bison watching from the porch of an aging farmhouse.

Behind them, an old wooden house leans into the wind while dry grass bends across the field.

It should feel chaotic.

Instead, everything seems strangely settled.

As though this collection of impossible companions has lived together for years.

We Brought the Peacock Home is about belonging in places where belonging should not make sense.

The peacock brings beauty and extravagance.

The bison brings strength.

The cat brings mischief.

The masked figure brings mystery.

Together, they form something resembling a family — not because they match, but because they have chosen to stay.

The weathered farmhouse and windswept landscape give the piece an old-world atmosphere, while the surreal gathering turns the scene into something completely unexpected.

At its heart, the artwork asks a simple question:

Who decided that the people — or creatures — closest to us were supposed to make sense to everyone else?

Some families are inherited.

Others are found.

And some apparently involve a peacock and a bison.