"Forbidden Tree" 


        Mayan mythology        -        Mixed on canvas - 42 x 30 in (framed)

Within a garden was a tree that bore fruit. The fruit looked very much like a large gourd. It was forbidden for anyone to pick or to eat the fruit of this tree. Onone occasion, a girl wandered into the garden, saw the tree and decided to pick one of the fruit. As she reached up for it, she noticed the fruit was not a gourd, but a human head hanging from the branch. The head spat on her hand, causing her to become the mother of twin boys. These twins grew into the famous "Hero Twins". They challenged the gods to a ball game, and the twins defeated the gods.