©1999 Height 20"

Washi, La Doll paper clay, resin.

Photo by Dan Flethcer

"Shizuka" means quiet or silence. While I was creating this courtesan, I imagened this woman in a solitary mood moving slowly and motivated only by quiet song in her head. Perhaps the song was from her home village. In the life of a courtesan, the village would be like another world.