If you can imagine the elongated points as being feathers, and the curve of the ring being a smile, then is this possibly a contented Sylvester? Thus the title!

This piece also has the appearance of a jungle culture, Amazonian or Indonesian comes to mind and could be feathers or leaves.

But there is another story behind it. Our apartmant, a 50's building, was having its windows replaced. One morning, one of the coldest Novembers in years, the workmen appeared on the balcony bright and early. Knowing that the weather seal was made of brass, I asked the foreman if I could grab some. He told me that I could take as much as I wanted but that I had to be careful. The bin was full of twisted frames and shards of glass! Sometimes this is the way you get your materials, not always an easy thing!