Waiting for Moments of Gladness

"Waiting for Moments of Gladness" is a large print consisting of 28 separate printings, mostly stone and photo plate lithography with one woodcut impression. The original concept for this piece was one of balance or the harmony of opposites, with a mix of male and female symbols and the obvious elements of fire and water. The characters written on the model's back were taken from a traditional Chinese poem and were translated for me as "a secret that is not openly divulged," ... a rather vague yet suggestive phrase which I hope will lead the viewer to interject their own ideas of undivulged or hidden secrets. The image of a fish, appearing in the upper portion of the print, exists as a work in its own right titled "By the Water's Edge," which was commissioned by the Honolulu Printmakers for their 1998 Gift Print. Initially I felt the composition of that work suggested the symbol of Yin and Yang or the balance of opposites. "Waiting for Moments of Gladness" slowly took form based on "By the Water's Edge" over a year and a half period.
H 44" X W 30"

"Waiting for Moments of Gladness - $ 1,500