beloved.8x10.mixed media on wood
self portrait, wire, woodcarving.
'Beloved
I slept but my heart was awake.
Listen!
My lover is knocking.'
This verse from the song of Solomon evoked a startling image for me during the time that this work was created. I had read it before, but this time it took on a visual reality and left my heart burning. It has clear sexual reference, but also a pure intimacy that is found in the relationship between God and his children.
NFS
