acrylic, thread, gold leaf, paper on canvas The women depicted emerge from the cultural past to speak of women's place in these age old stories. The use of color tiles combine in subtle and fascinating ways to create an image that refers back to the collective western consciousness. They are silhouetted forms because they are the shadows of memory.

Greek and Chinese mythology - "Bulfinch's Mythology"

2023

Thomas Bulfinch

"She furnished him with a sword, with which to encounter the Minotaur, and with a clew of thread by which he might find his way out of the labyrinth..." after slaying the monster, Theseus deserted her. "...Bacchus found her...gave her a golden crown...and when she died, he took her crown and threw it up into the sky. As it mounted...(it) turned into stars." The inscription on the painting is from Chinese mythology and says "An invisible red thread connects those we meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may tangle, stretch or intertwine, but it will never break."