This work has come out of our recent natio­nal tra­gedy. We call her Liberty, but she has had another name, the name her artist gave her, after the lost Colos­sus of Rho­des. She is supri­sed by pain, but deals with it through work, of clea­ning house of all that is unworthy, of clea­ning wounds, of clea­ning off the dirt and stan­ding forth again, beau­ti­ful and indom­ni­ta­ble. Tu ne cede malis sed con­tra audien­tor ito: Yield not to mis­for­tune, but advance all the more boldly against it.

Water­pen­cil on clay­board maso­nite.
Copy­right 2002 Bon­nie JK Sheets.
A 16“x20” fade-resistant print of this piece may be purcha­sed unfra­med for $9.99 +shipping.