After the Good Day’s Work (Forthcoming)

After the Day’s Good Work, latex acrylic on stucco, 12’H x 41’L Location: Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS), 977 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Commencement date: Spring 2025

Dedicated to the ones whose life work is to build for future generations 

With their eyes set on the future, the American Robin and Red-crowned crane secure their nest eggs. Together, they create a place of security and comfort, a soft place to rest after the day’s good work is complete. They nest with a hope for good things to come.

The red-crowned crane is a migratory bird found in China and throughout East Asia. It is among the rarest cranes, and also one of the longest-living species of birds in the world. In eastern culture, the crane is a symbol of longevity, fidelity, and noble morality.

The American Robin, a native of Los Angeles, joins the crane in a grove of white plum blossoms, China’s national flower. Because its nature is to bloom persistently during the cold winter months before flowering abundantly into the warmth of spring, it carries a symbol of resilience, perseverance, and the promise of a fruitful season. In this way, these blossoms represent we who have traversed from the East, carrying with us the vigor upon which we have built upon this promise. We have taken root here, offering the beauty and the richness of culture and tradition into our communities.