Mary Enters Heaven

I created this piece after my mother's death. Her name was Mary, and like most Catholic women, she adored the Virgin Mary. I remember playing with a glow-in-the-dark Virgin Mary she kept on her bureau. Here she is, entering heaven; a place she would imagine would be filled with every conceivable version of the Madonna and the Virgin Mary. The object she is floating on is a round loaf of Sicilian bread.