These
two symbols are Mons.
A mon is a Japanese family crest.
These particular mons are bamboo leaves.
These motifs are hand-painted repeatedly throughout the
kimono as a pattern.
She
runs through the forest Looking for Release.
Suddenly the autumn winds bend back the bamboo maze
and there, before her, lays the path of her exodus.
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and color pencil
Original size: 14" x 28"
Created 1996 Copyrighted 1997
by Elizabeth Koval Maffeo