As our world becomes more and more fractured in the 21st century, the archetypal story of individualism can be compared to fragmented elements (tesserae) being made whole again; we can’t heal the world until we heal ourselves. My work is a reconstruction of an ancient story using ancient and contemporary materials, i.e. I cut glass (deconstruction) and then assemble those pieces to form new shapes which thus acquire a new life. The Esther Mosaics reveal a personal interpretation of the story of Queen Esther which brings forth ideas about women’s role in our society, which also extend to more universal statements about the human condition.
