Statement Totems Spirit Caves Mom's Bones Weaving Odysseus Home Tikkun Olam Weaving Contact

Penelope Stuart Bourk

Weaving Odysseus Home
Sculptures in various media including wood, fiber, and metal, depicting stages and mythological locations in the Homeric journey of the Greek hero Odysseus during his long return from the equally long Trojan War. Series includes the Clashing Rocks, the Cyclops’ Cave, Circe’s Place on the island of Aiaia , Kalypso’s Cave on the island of Ogygia , the Visit to the Underworld, Waking in the Fog on his home island of Ithaca , and finally the Homecoming. Two pieces in this series are still in process.
 Between a rock and a hard place   Blind, the Cyclop emerges  
Circes Doors Open    kalypso's Cave on the isle of Ogygia   Odysseus in the Underworld
  Athena Veils the Sleeping Odysseus    Odysseus at Home on Ithaca