Shiva Box: "Laughter is heard
further than weeping"

Collaboration with Alfred Engerer (glass),Carole Payne (book arts), and Janis Rapoport (poet)
Fabric appliqué, silk-screened
Cast glass, hand-made box
41 x 41 x 9 cm. (16" x 16" x 4")

During a shiva, often delightful, healing anecdotes emerge. This box is made to hold these in written or taped form. There are also places for photos and memorabilia.

References to "four" recur in this work, including forty lines in the poem, the four stages of a person’s life, and the balance of a square. The Elizabethan four elements are represented by the glass pieces which make a transition bet-ween the experiences surrounding death and the reflections which help us affirm life:
* earth / rock / "We mourn";
* water / shell / "We remember";
* air / feather / "We laugh";
* fire / sun / "We celebrate".

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