Paintings
The "Iconoportrait" series I am currently working on is inspired by my Ingrian-Finnish lineage. "Silent" (#1) is a portrait of my grandmother who perished in a Stalinist-Soviet prison, leaving only the hope that her small children will survive. “Shekhina” (#2) is a painting of a young woman who is depicted holding an egg, a symbol of fertility and of mourning; of hope and choice.
Silent. The egg in my grandmother’s hands is the silenced hope. A tablecloth is so much more than a square of linen; it becomes a receptacle for tears, shouts, blessings, and curses—a canvas for an emotion. H84” X W64 (oil on a tablecloth and a tea towel)
“Shekhinah: On Fertility and Mourning. Meditation on choice. Oil on a cotton tablecloth, W63” x H73” 2022
Pando. On the Aspen Forest. Meditation on nature. Oil on linen tablecloth and cotton bedspread. Collage, W82” x 1H20" 2020
Sh’ma. Meditation on listening. Oil on linen tablecloth and cotton tablecloth. W61” x H125” 2017
Bone Yard. Oil on cotton apron and cotton tablecloth. Collage, W61” x H125” 2019
Tefillah. Meditation on slaughter and sacrifice. Oil on linen underskirt and cotton bedspread. Collage, W90”xH106" 2017
Adama. On Vulnerability. Oil on linen night shirt and cotton tablecloth. Collage, 63” x 84” 2018
Annunciation. Oil on linen nightshirt and cotton tablecloth. Collage, W72”xH73" 2013
Speaking of the Unspoken. Oil on linen camisole and cotton bedspread. Collage, W67” x H82" 2015
…But Breath and Shadow, Nothing More. On Women who Live in Zones of Violence. Oil on cotton bedspread, W96" x H107" 2016
Khamsin. Meditation on those who live in zones of violence. Oil on a cotton bedspread. W84” x H104" 2016
Orpheus. Meditation on Hades. Oil on linen duvet cover and cotton tablecloth. Collage, W126” x H124" 2014
Tikun Olam. Meditation on the passage of time. Oil on three linen towels and two cotton tablecloths. Collage, W145” x H124" 2011
Castor & Pollux. Meditation on endurance. Oil on five cotton and linen cloths. Collage. W145” x H124” 2012