MOIRAI TRIPTYCH - FIRST FATE
Commissioned series - California Medical Association - 1201 K St #800 - Sacramento, CA
36” x 84”
Ink, Acrylic on Wood Panel
2019
First panel in a 21 ft. long triptych commissioned by the California Medical Association. This series of pieces take their conceptual inspiration from the Greek myth of the 3 Fates, or the Moirai, symbolized as three sisters who weave the thread of life. The first fate represents birth. Here a hand held drop spindle unfurls polychromatic threads that flow into the next panel. The second panel (not pictured) was completed in collaboration with artist Micah Crandall Bear, while the third panel (pictured later) is completed by Valenzuela. The text written specifically for the piece plays on metaphors of weaving in a narrative that explores questions of free will vs predetermination.