You’re never too old, says Procne. Her voice is so sad. Then she starts turning into a bird, the way she always does, and when I look down the same thing is happening to me. This is when I remember the two of us running, running away from him, and I know in the dream that I’m dead too, because at the end of the story he killed us both. Then Procne flies out through the window, and so do I. It’s night, a forest, a moon. We land on a branch. It’s at this moment in the dream, that I begin to sing. A long liquid song, a high requiem, the story of the story of the story. ~ Margaret Atwood, The Nightengale
In Greek mythology, Philomela is an Athenian princess who is raped by her brother-in-law, Tereus, who cuts out her tongue to hide his crime. Philomela communicates her ordeal to her sister, Procne, by weaving her narrative into a tapestry.
Birdsong, collage, 8.5” x 11” each, 2026
Sisters, collage, 8.5” x 11” each, 2026
Adder’s Tongue, collage, 8.5” x 11” each, 2026
Requiem, collage, 50” x 63” full work size, 2026
