Artist’s Statement:
"Through my artwork I am attempting to create a visual language in which the magic of communication plays a central role. My subjects include people who, whatever they do, they do it together. They initiate each other, they celebrate together, they grieve together, they pray together. In our communities it is important that we understand each other, accept each other with our differences and emerge as loving and caring communities for a successful and peaceful world.

I hope that the viewer will experience the same sense of wonder, utter joy, and peace in these works that I feel. I have tried to present a magical moment of hope in all the works."

This artwork is part of the Alameda County Public Art Collection. It was commissioned by the Alameda County Arts Commission on behalf of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors specifically for the Sobering Center and Detoxification Center.