Water to Gold

oil on canvas
46 x 34 inches
1997
(from the Whispers series)

The Whispers (The Yiddish Folk Tales) series, is based in the world of magic and wonder legends of Yiddish speaking Eastern Europe which my parents came from. Searching for a continuity between past and present, I focused on stories which allowed me to portray children reaching a stage of independence and completeness. Their transitional nature is echoed in the recurring image of the "Trickster", appearing as a "Jester" or "Rabbit", an allegorical figure hovering on the border of the unconscious, inhabiting the space in which light and shadow play tricks.