Milky Bucket ©2001
Acrylic, Milk, Graphite and Colored Pencil on paper and Acrylic Panel
22" x 20"

Milk Pelvis ©2001
Acrylic, Milk, Graphite and Transfer on paper and Acrylic Panel
22" x 20"

Milk Bees ©2002
Milk on Paper
39" x 26"

Milkweed ©2002
Milk on Paper
39" x 26"

Milk Torso ©2002
Milk on Paper
39" x 26"

Milk Bucket ©2002
Milk on Paper
39" x 26"

Mother Dream 1 ©2001
Acrylic and Collage on Wood Panel
17" x 14"
Collection of Constance Finley, Redmond, CA

Mother Dream 2 ©2001
Acrylic and Graphite on Clayboard
17" x 14"
Collection of Constance Finley, Redmond, CA

Mother Dream 3 ©2001
Acrylic and Graphite on Clayboard
17" x 14"
Collection of Constance Finley, Redmond, CA

Milk Carton 1 ©2002
Milk on Paper
39" x 26"

Milk Carton 2 ©2002
Milk on Paper
39" x 26"

Ruby Slippers ©2002
Milk, Graphite and Acrylic on paper and Acrylic Panel
26" x 24"

MILK AND HONEY

In biblical times, the "Land of Milk and Honey" was a promised paradise where all ones needs were anticipated and met. This nourishment, once fed to babies, can still fill an adult with yearning for a more perfect time. In these works, milk and honey are both medium and message. Painting "blind" with breast and cow's milk on paper at first, it's later heated to reveal the image like a secret from the past. Beeswax is then layered over the images to preserve them for the future. Time also plays a role in these pieces as the materials go through subtle changes in color and intensity.