Sacred Spaces

Rice’s three series of works deriving from TS Eliot’s poem, Ash Wednesday, invite encountering memories and taking stock of one’s own life journey through visual metaphor. The work draws from the artist’s visits to gothic cathedrals, including one in particular which was being renovated. Rice interpreted the scaffolding, reflections, and shadows as a pathway to heaven. The works were small, meticulously executed and rich in color, values and detail.