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Kensho is a 3 piece multi-media sculpture weighing approximately 100 pounds. The title is borrowed from Japanese and means "a momentary glimpse of enlightenment." The two side pieces represent a churning of cosmic energy, like gears or spokes of a wheel, and the center represents the explosion of this energy outward and upward like a third-eye orgasm. The top of the center piece is reminiscent of a trishula, (or trident), prevalent in Buddhist and Hindu iconography. The trishula is commonly said to represent various trinities such as past-present-future, and creation-preservation-destruction.

Kensho consists of two side pieces cast in crystal (46% lead glass) and one center piece cast in permastone. The crystal pieces were gold leafed on the back, which adds to their luminosity, and all three pieces have brass coatings, acid-formed patinas and gold leaf on the front. A custom pedestal was made for this sculpture and is available for display and sale.