Artist's statement: recovering is the key, moving slowly forward not too fast looking at the past and always looking up and forward into the skys above and earth below and all elements in between looking inward and outward sharing and caring and exchanging with others no conflict only peace and happiness and contentment faith hope and acts of kindness reading and learning becoming whole and strong again for the journey ahead but moving sideways outwards and forward and upward as well as what got me where I am and would like to be but being secure in where I am today and forevermore