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fantasy
sun mountain
03.14.94
ballpoint pen on paper

i drew this piece shortly after befriending a young man who was
dying of
AIDS. at the time of this drawing i felt a spiritual
awareness i hadn't felt before.
regained joy
03.09.94
marker on paper

a dying friend of mine was hospitalized briefly without my
knowledge. i panicked because i couldn't find him. when we finally
caught up with each other i was immeasurably relieved.
sun and moon
12.25.93
colored pencil on rice paper

this was a gift i made for myself on a snowy christmas day in
new york city. the streets were empty - a veritable ghost town
made more ghostly by the gently falling snow.
aloft with maurice
c. july or august, 1994
pencil on paper

shortly after my friend died of AIDS, i comforted myself with the
thought that he'd always be a little sparrow close to my heart's
open rib/birdcage - free to fly away.
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