Uttar
For this ongoing series, I have drawn on the brilliant palette of
Indian miniatures without referencing their imagery, which is rife
with figure, pattern and story. While manuscript illumination was
the raison d'etre for the miniatures, illumination of a different
sort is my aim. By plying translucent or transparent layers, I can
achieve a jewel-like luminosity. Yet by scraping or incising that
lucent surface, I expect to avoid any suggestion of preciousness.