July 3, 2018
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Mother and calf
The female Humpback whale supports her calf near the surface as it learns to breathe. Ink drawing, 2017 11" x 14"
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July 3, 2018
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First steps
When the eggs hatch, hundreds of baby turtles dash to the sea. The beach is dangerous, and so are the waves. One in a thousand survives to adulthood. Ink drawing, 2018 28" x 40"
September 30, 2017
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Mundo
Figures from the ancient Paracas textiles animate a magical place surrounding us. Ink drawing, 2017 22" x 26"
July 21, 2017
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Fire Parrot
In pre-Columbian times, the parrot was associated with fire. I see the calls of the bird and the smoke of the fire combining to create the glyph for “fire”. Ink drawing, 2017 22" x 26"
July 21, 2017
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Erotisk
One of the hibiscus flowers - irresistible power Ink drawing, 2017 22" x 26"
May 1, 2017
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She doesn’t know
The dancer is unaware of the threat behind her, and so fears it not. She doesn’t remember that it was her own garment, before. Ink drawing, 2015 8.5” x 11”
May 1, 2017
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Day signs
In pre-Columbian mesoamerica, the grasshopper was a symbol for duality. (grasshopper good, locust bad) In the tension between those two opposites, the need for communication arises. The song of the insect is its message. The symbols are the Aztec “day signs”, used to describe world
July 25, 2016
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Getting free
In some Native American stories, the crow is the bird that no one hunts. It is completely free. This one is carrying a bracelet which belonged to my mother and is dropping the ruler with which I was disciplined by my father. She's made her
July 25, 2016
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Invitation
I imagine my mother is sitting outside with me in her Panama hat. I've invited her, but the chair is empty and she has left me her turquoise pin. Ink drawing, 2014 8.5” x 11”
