Rohingya woman

17″h x 8”w x 7”d
ceramic 

Why, a friend asked, do you sculpt so many women who seem sad?

I did not know that I had. With this piece, suggestive of a Rohingya migrant, I did not intend to sculpt a sad person. While her clothes are tattered, her bearing suggests beauty.  She cradles an injured bird. Poor in coin she is rich in care.  The same is true for many women the world over … whatever tragedy or misfortune they endure. She is but a symbol.