Hearts Served on a Silver Platter

A series of ceramic clay and silver platter assemblages that engage the iconic symbol of the heart by examining its meaning through societal constructs as in the old idiom “served on a silver platter.” They speak of class sets in both American and European history and culture. Yet, these works also make reference to the ancient Mayan’s sacrificial practice of the tearing out of the human heart in sacrificial offering to their Gods, and make a reference further to the biblical story of John the Baptist’s head being served on a platter by Salome to her mother Herodias.