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Some time ago, I had an experience in which I felt like I was watching a frame from a movie. For a split second, I saw shadows upon shadows of thousands of people moving by. They were running, walking and sitting, making up a complete abstract image. I had been using the "x" symbol as well as scratched lines in my work for many years, intuitively feeling that these represented the Sacred and the movement of countless people. After I saw this image, the symbols in my work became more tangible to me. In that moment, I sensed the existence of the great one; the countless people living with Nature; people's daily lives; joys, angers, sorrows, comforts; voices of tenderness and happiness; people's courage and strength to face the challenges of life... I felt all these things lovingly as a vivid reality. I call this feeling, which came to me naturally, a "Song in Praise of Human Beings." Using mixed media allows me to express this total picture. I place gold leaf gently on the canvas to symbolize the existence of Gold, the radiance of human souls, and their reunion. The translucent, delicate paper covering the gold leaf perhaps suggests hope and longing for the Great One. |
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