old pine and bamboo
wall hanging, 14'x6.5', cloth, 1998
wave, 4'x5'x2', 1997,
wood, ink, copies, sensors, soundtrack
Living
in Oregon, no money, run-down apartment. Start a sculpture about
death; man dying in a stream surrounded by plants, fish, frogs.
Gold box casket and hands are six pallbearers we need to carry us
out:
@
Life is short, a thin line of bright
color pressed between layers of darkness. Death is long.
@
As
I work, the piece gets better, brightens, mixes with life.. Hands
become waving silhouettes lifted in praise:
@
Gently weave the earthtone threads
of humans, animals, and plants into a precious tapestry of joy.