The vision for this painting came to me in a waking dream. I staged the photo for it on the rocky shoreline of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. For me, the shoreline represents a liminal or threshold space of transition between land and water. The eggs in the sterling silver bowl are made from marble. For me, eggs are symbols of transition and new beginnings, and dark brown or black eggs represent a primordial source of potential. They were part of my (now deceased) beloved Grandmother's antique collection and I greatly admired them when I was a child. The eggs are presented as a reflection of the viewer's innate potential, inviting them to choose one or two. In fact, if you look up into the glossy surface of the eggs, you might be surprised! The bowl reflects the rocky shoreline and white napkin, and all subjects are backlit by the rising morning sun - the promise of a new day.

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"Retrospection" reflects on individual and collective memory - an open, interior space where personal and shared stories remain, providing sources for reflection, creativity, and wisdom. The painting depicts a bird's eye view of an open drawer as a symbol for memory and history. In the drawer rests an antique film camera with an open casket, a metaphor for the unfinished stories of our lives and the creative processes by which they unfurl. The dried roses spilling out of the casket represent embedded latencies that hold the potential for rejuvenation as time unfolds.

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