Inspired by Byzantine icon Paintings
When I saw a show of traditional Byzantine Icon paintings, I wondered if I could use the techniques with the Africa Myth work I had done. (To see the work, click the Five Fingers Project in index.)
But instead of paintings, I would use the process with photographs. So I learned how to apply gold leaf onto images printed on special translucent art vellum. The image to the left is my first effort.
Then it dawned on me that I could use the . I started to hand color some of the images
















