i am happy to announce that i was asked to submit a piece for the show  EARTH: FRAGILE PLANET that opens this friday June 4th at the Society of Illustrators. the exhibit will have over 100 powerful images from the world’s foremost illustrators, addressing the current environmental issues that we face today.

here is the image that will be in the show

along with The Seeder puppet

here he is being fitted for his crate. i know its a little ironic that a wooden crate had to be created in order for him to be shipped. but at least the crate will be able to be used a multitude of times.

i am not a big believer in having a statement alongside my work, but being that one was requested here is what i sent.

I no longer live on the small farm I was raised on and now that I have children of my own, I wonder how I can teach them all that I learned while planting and harvesting the fields. I wonder how I can instill in them the values of knowing where your food comes from, that you have to replenish what you take. I wonder how I can plant the right seeds in their minds and give them the foundation to nurture those seeds so they can one day share those seeds with others around them.