As I was trying to figure out HOW…..do I make this about honoring and remembering rather than the grief that we have felt. This was a struggle, so many things went through my mind. I would go through materials given to employees of United, older work I had done and research materials. Initially I wanted to duplicate the doves from the memorial service for the 35 employees, I sculpted a dove out of fiber which eventually changed into the vessels one for each employee in white wool with a little navy flax.

So much experimenting to get it to honoring rather than showing the grief that has existed for so many…… Please bear with me as I am tech challenged but would like to put this out while I am making this project has consumed me for years so now is the time and I am hoping it will be finished for 9/11. My hope was to show it for that day but with COVID creating a back log in galleries and public spaces-it will be delayed in person until October. In all honesty, I had to make this for me and all the others grieving for their loved ones and the event that changed our country.