These small paintings on heavy cotton paper have as their compositional 'template' the turtle shell,
a form that references the Gulf crisis and suggests to me the following -
breastplate
protective shield
sacred space
shelter
multi-chambered heart
each of which we do well to take care of
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Breastplate I - Turtle Talk (detail/process)
G ULF series
Oil on paper
2010
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Breastplate II_Let us not forget the silver-headed minnows - (detail/process)
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Breastplate II_Battaglia ii_Let us not forget the silver-headed minnows
Oil & pencil on paper
2010
520 x 380MM
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