This sculpture shows the current shape of the state of Virginia, although when my ancestors settled in the territory in the early to mid-1700, there was quite a bit more land which is now part of other states. Names inscribed include Bates, Bolling, Bowles, Boyd, Clark, Cunningham, Kennon, McMichael, Patterson, Paulette, Seay, Smith, Snell, Watson, Watts, and Witcher. The piece is part of an ongoing series telling my family stories. The photo below shows its first public display as part of Chicago Artists Month, October, 2013. The other two works in the picture are Eternal Renewal (metal sculpture at left) and Playt (watercolor at right). |