Deep Roots

I thought I would share the final result of my piece for the "46 Flags" exhibit at City Arts Center here in Oklahoma City. We were asked to create a symbolic representation of what it meant to live in Oklahoma.

"Deep Roots" - acrylic and paper on wood

Words cut into the silhouette of the Survivor Tree from the Oklahoma City National Memorial: "We are Survivors, and we are of this land, and we love this land. And we have deep roots, and we will carry on, and on, and on."

Various bits and pieces, including some very old family photos (the one on the top includes my grandfather as a very young boy).

The opening is tonight, and it will run through December 20th. For additional photos, you can visit my flickr site.