The world is a stage where products of workmanship attain permanence. In the cruel tests of time some lost nations have been outlived by their artefacts,

the signature of their existence; the spoken word can fully survive only after having been written down.

The god from Egyptian antiquity, Anubis, performing the ritual of mummification proves the merits of handwork are long-lasting and Nio (Guardian King)

netsuke sculpture suggests we need faces merely to pull through our lives.

The Language                                                                          

2005

Oil and acrylic on canvas                                                                     

127 x 106.5 cm