"To Make Gold, You Must Take Gold"

 "To Make Gold, You Must Take Gold", 24x30", mixed media on canvas, is a symbolic portrait of my sister Robyn, who sent me a photo of herself eating. The alchemical maxim "To Make Gold, You Must Take Gold" means that the gold of enlightenment is taken into the body via air, water and food.



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