The curtains are drawn offering a glimpse into a wink in time. The two trees have grown together through the years. The notion of Soulmates is at play here in this work. How many times in the course of a life do we encounter a Soulmate? I thought of my Grandparents' marriage, which was a "'til death us do part" and loving reality.
When my Grandmother passed, my Grandfather asked for a birch coffin, the birch was my Grandmother's favorite tree. I fastened two small sections of the tree's bark into the grooved wooden support, along with a decorative paper purchased in Florence, Italy. The diagonal lines were gilded and distressed.
I've noticed the use of gilded geometric patterns on the frames of certain Renaissance paintings. The use of diagonal lines has come, for me, to represent the divisions between time and space... of things known and unknown. I think of border stops and railway gates. one side allows passage, the other side requires one to stay still and wait. There are eight wooden pegs... the number "8" viewed on its side represents the sign for infinity.
Blue Moon
Hybrid Painting / Assemblage
10.75 X 8.75 x 3" Photo by Jay York
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