How Fragile It Is
Pastel, beads, and collage on paper, 30" x 22"

The two hands holding a strand of beads represent us, humanity, our interdependence on each other and on nature.  In our hands is the future of our life-giving planet, seen in the background.  The birds here symbolize life. If either hand lets go of the string, the tension/balance is lost; the birds will scare and fly away, the beads scatter far and wide into infinity.