JESSIE BUKREY
Rat A plague animal; death; decay; the underworld. Chinese: Meanness; timidity. The first of the symbolic animals of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches. Christian: Evil; emblem of St Fina. Hindu: Prudence; foresight. The rat is the steed of Ganesha, the vanquisher of obstacles, as successful endeavour.
- J.C. Cooper's An lllustrated Encyclopaedia of Symbols
"Ode to Roadkill" 8'x 9', (Detail from installation) Mixed Media, 1999
"Soft Belly" 38 "x 59 1/2" Mixed Media on Paper, 1998
