What Holds Us Up

latex on panel, maple, bleached walnut, maple frame, cosmo top oil • 25 x 40 x 2.5 in

What holds a family together, supports them and connects them? What makes them commit to each other, to be there for each other, even when they’re tired?

This piece was inspired by watching my family snorkeling together in deep water. They swam for hours with no life vests or floats, they just stuck together and watched out for each other.