Virgin Spring (Maquette) width-34 Blue Quail I Click Here

Blue Quail I Click Here

11" x 9" x 4"

the Native American freely practiced many rituals to pay tribute or to honor another species

This piece celebrates all of those moments and all of the women

As with all of my pieces

Virgin Spring (Maquette) width-34 Blue Quail I Click HereThis woman, wrapped in a blanket either because of a slight chill after undressing for a bath, or out of modesty despite the implied private setting, tests the water delicately with her toe in anticipation of a refreshing bath. Does the title refer to the source of water for this bath? A private sanctuary she alone knows of and is therefore untouched? The reference could point to the woman herself in the springtime of her life: new to womanhood,