Winter: Amaterasu Omikami　　

Digital C Print

20"H x 30"W

Amaterasu Omikami, the goddess of the sun, shut herself in a cave to protest an injustice
done to her.  As long as she remained in seclusion, the world was plunged in darkness.
The gods and goddesses all sat around the cave and set up a mirror across from the entrance.
Ame-No-Uzume, the goddess of merriment, turned over a washtub and began a sensual dance,
tapping the beat on the tub. Amaterasu peeked out to see what the noise was about, and when
she caught her reflection, she stared at the radiance of her own form, and light returned to the world.