INANNA
 
I drew inspiration for Rebirth from my nearly four-decade love affair with the epic Sumerian poem “Inanna: Queen of Heaven and Earth” and from an exquisite terra-cotta relief from Mesopotamia created between 1800 and 1850 BCE.
 
Bracelet: One ancient symbol of Inanna is the eight-pointed star, or the Star of Venus. The gold disc represents the wheel of the world.
 
Crown: Constructed from horns; the crown represents the sacred mountain and her connection with heaven.
 
Cuneiform:  On the bricks of the stairs in the painting, in three lines of cuneiform I wrote:
“Brave Warrior Queen Inanna.” 
“Love.” 
“Queen of the Underworld” 
 
Original painting is 36" x 60", oil. This narrative painting rich in symbols that tell the story, took seven months to paint. Prints come with with a description booklet to add meaning.
in. x 10.5 in. $32.0
in. x 16.3 in. $43.00
18 in. x 29.3 in. $150 each