Eve’s Imprint is a huge multi-year project that traces our human migration out of East Africa to all parts of the world. Section One: Our Maiden Migrations is ready for exhibition. It introduces our global human journey from 70,000 to 50,000 years ago. You can find images of the multi-media artwork that composes the Maiden Migrations installation by clicking the tabs beside Maiden Migrations Gallery or the links below.
African Origins
Southwest Asia
Ancient Near East
Ancient Near East in Process
Southeast Asia/Oceania
My Ancestral Journey

I began my work on Maiden Migrations in early 2010 by getting my own DNA test done with the Genographic Project of National Geographic. In summer 2010 I began artwork on African Origins. At that time I was thinking primarily about texture and earth tones since the origin of Homo Sapiens was prehistoric. But I was also beginning to think about three-dimensional elements. After working on Africa for two years I began creating paintings for Southeast Asia, a region with which I am very familiar. The work on Southeast Asia led me to formulate additional guidelines for this whole body of work.

Because of the geographic nature of moving across the planet, I decided maps would be part of the artwork. Using a small map of migrations from the Genographic Project, I laid out all of the migrations as known in 2010 and decided to work on the migrations chronologically. After receiving the results of my DNA test, I painted a Heritage Mandala to trace the paths of my own maternal and paternal ancestors. By 2013 the Genographic Project had a lot more information in its database so I did a second DNA test. I created a map-based self-portrait and a three-dimensional stabile based on results from the second DNA test.

By 2015 I was getting more into three-dimensional elements for the installation. I created an Ecosystems Stick Chart for Oceania, as well as African Flora and Fauna wall scribbles and walking sticks. I completed wall pieces for Southwest Asia in 2015. In 2016 I also created a Sun, Moon, and Astrolabes hanging mobile to go with Southwest Asia to provoke viewers to reflect on navigation skills and strategies. As noted under recent work, I began work on the Ancient Near East in 2016 and continued into 2017.