First Wife

  • Vest­ment Series
  • Paint­ed cast paper, wood
  • 51“H X 53“W X 19“D

A gar­ment of leaves” is pierced by three arrows. Is this a mor­tal wound or one ordained to be repeat­ed over and over? Though our myth­i­cal ances­tor, Eve, is the inspi­ra­tion for this piece, the past and cur­rent his­to­ries of first wives in numer­ous cul­tures can be equal­ly disturbing.