“Muse”, 2020

7 x 9 in.

Reduction Mokuhanga on Kizuki washi

Made from three woodblocks with 13 color layers

Walking through the empty galleries, early morning my footsteps echo off the marble floor. This imperfect collection, what is left behind, set aside to be seen, studied and admired. Beautiful objects, paint, bronze, porcelain and stone. Who made this, 600 BCE. What were their struggles, their hopes, their dreams?