Makin' Milkyways
From the Illuminations Exhibit, 2004

Makin' Milkyways is a self portrait taking the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi or Mahalakshmi as inspiration. She is the goddess of wealth, luck, love and beauty, the lotus flower and fertility. Representations of Lakshmi (or Shri) are found in Jain and Buddhist monuments, in addition to Hindu temples. Analogous to the Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus - who also originated from the oceans - she is generally thought of as the personification of material fortune, beauty and prosperity.

Dimensions: 20" X 30"