This fabric painting or quilt measures 60 inches by 60 inches. It is a macheine pieced patchwork top with found fabric from Mumbai and Burbank. The phrase "Grief is in the air long before we are asked to confront it" is hand appliqued across the surface is similar white and cream shades making the phrase hard to read and encouraging misreading. The work is densely handquilted. It was exhibited in a recent solo show To Build A House on a Hill, at O' Connor Gallery, Dominican University, IL