Sealed Scroll
Pelagia Bonniwell
USA

These are Raku people, named after a Japanese earthenware going back to the fifteenth/sixteenth century and well-known for its rough and dark glaze.  The artist has brightened the looks of her people by dressing them in caps and gowns of enamel-like colors.  Among them is a shrunken old lady.  The traits of her face speak volumes of wisdom acquired in years of wear and tear.  She holds an oversized scroll, rolled and of bright red color, which she is taking to the cradle.  It represents the hidden meaning of human existence, tightly wrapped and sealed.  There is hope that the Christ child will unseal and decipher the puzzles of life.