2004, 6.5” high, Etched Emu shell highlighted with gold gouache/leaf; image depicts Crucifixion Icon in Russian style; scene includes Mary & the Apostle John weeping under the cross; title on reverse side in Old Slavonic script translates as “Crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The varying shades of green are different layers of shell which are revealed through the etching process. Beeswax is drawn on the shell as a resist to the acid (in this case, vinegar) to create the image in this process. An Emu shell’s surface is a deep forest green color with ever lighter tones of this green the deeper one etches into the shell.