Boxed In

Boxed in, but…
Are you pushing against walls that restrict you
Or caressing walls that protect you?
Boxed in, but…
Are the walls constructed by others to imprison you
Or built by you to hide from the world?
Boxed in, but…
Are you climbing over the walls
Or finding comfort within them?
Beware, the walls may become a familiar enemy—close in—and crush your will to risk, to explore, to love, to be loved, to give or receive.

2nd Place Award at San Diego County Fair 2006 International Fine Art Show

Alofa Tele

Children of the heavenly Father safely in his bosom gathered. Nestling bird nor star in heaven such a refuge e’er was given.

Caroline V. Sandell-Berg, 1855

But by Grace

It only takes a moment to see that the woman or man begging for your coins could be you, but by the grace of God. This sculpture was inspired by a beggar in a piazza of Florence, Italy; yet she could be in any city.