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Fifty-ninth series: shawabits, ed. 365 

I was in the Egyptian wing of the Metropolitan the other day and happened upon tiny turquoise statues called shawabits. They were created, one for each day of the year, and placed in the tomb to answer questions the dead pharaoh would need to ask once he awakens. I created my own from the casting of a small votive first communion figure I found in a Catholic supply shop in Louisville, a bit of paint, and some found objects – thread, string, trinkets, bells, beads, etc. They will be placed on top of ledges, tucked in corners, looking down on you from overhead beams throughout the subway stations, museums and streets - watching, waiting, there to ask and answer questions, beginning in late August.