Acrylic on canvas, 46×91.4cm.
Tsuru no Ongaeshi is a Japanese tale of a crane who gives deeply of herself in gratitude for her rescue from a trap. She reappears as a human woman & weaves her rescuer exceptional silks. Little does he know he loves a crane, who is tirelessly weaving her own feathers into her gifts. One day he breaks his promise & discovers the truth. Heartbroken, she flies away.
A creator putting her very body & soul into her work.
