Oil
48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)
Signed bottom right
 
The Interconnectedness of Liberty, Justice, and Happiness, where Lady Liberty is reimagined as a Native American adorned with a natural crystal crown and holding three sparklers that symbolize an atom's essential particles—protons, neutrons, and electrons. This powerful portrayal integrates shadows on her arms that signify unwanted restraints. Justice stands dismissively with the scales at her back. She pretends to wear a mask of impartiality, but it has an eye facing the viewer and is not blind. The scales are in balance -- but only because of the influence of a collar representing the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a glass magnifying ball. The background is a mosaic representing all the souls on Earth, with an overlay of a joyful figure -- our global desire to live happily with equal liberty and justice.