Orpheus , encaustic and papers on panel , 24 x 24 inches , 2011
In Istanbul there are Byzantine cisterns dating from around 500 A . D . The moss and the decay and the colors produced are rich and romantic and I recalled Orpheus ’ s attempt to save Eurydice from the underworld and his ability to charm stones . If there is an Underworld , I hope it looks as charmed as the stones of those ancient cisterns . The sound in that place was otherworldly and musical …. like Orpheus himself .