The Golden Gospel
The Codex Aureus (or Golden Gospel) was luxurious manuscript type developed and utilized for the sharing of God’s word to Royalty. Christ in Majesty reflects a page in text produced for Charles the Bald (843-877). It was notable for adapting the forms and stories of antiquity to a highly decorative, symbolic, pictorial language. The contemporary…
Sea Shapes
This collage brings together bits of debris found on a Cape Cod beach near my home, with swaths of watercolor for an abstract background. When I look at this, it reminds me of how fortunate I am to live on the Cape!
Patsy’s Flowers
I moved from western Massachusetts to Cape Cod in 1992. I was newly sober at the time, which allowed me to better appreciate the joyous, bright colors of my new surroundings. I found the colors of the summer flowers particularly delightful. These feelings of joy and lightness found their way into the new works that…
The Rising I – Up the Stairs into the Fire
This piece echoes the chaos, horror, and grief expressed in the song, Into the Fire, from Bruce Springsteen’s album, The Rising, which was his response to the tragic events of 9/11. The song pays tribute to everyone who lost their lives that day, especially the firefighters who sacrificed their lives when they attempted to save…
