wp – july

Description

I made this piece as my first Independence Day as a US citizen was aproaching.  I was thinking a lot about the birth of this country, when the hope and promise of this grand experiment was new and untried.  Our history books – as well as recent days – have shown that those ideals and reality are frequently widely separated, however I know that with compassion and understanding we can work to bridge that gap.  As I think back on the ceremony that transformed me into a citizen, I recall that I teared up when I spoke for the first time the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag that inspired this piece.  WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

Made in Dalton, GA.