11TH HOUR

34" x 20" x 22" - Mixed Media

Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. once said that Sunday morning at 11 o'clock was the most segregated hour of the week. Religion is a personal and cultural thing and I can understand wanting to worship with those you feel the most secure and comfortable with, but my thoughts are that there is no reason why we all can't get together under the same roof that preaches love and work to break down the barriers of separation, distrust and communication. Made out of an old vintage hand made bird house that I altered and rebuilt. A bible is inside with contrasting pages turned to Mark 12:31 "Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."

The choir robe is from Second Baptist Church in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas where Dr. Dale Cowling was one of a few leading white clergymen who stood against the tide of bigotry that swept Arkansas in the late 1950’s during desegregation. In the celebrated Little Rock school crisis, Cowling voiced his stance on the wrongs of segregation and had to have his family sleep on the floor at night due to bricks thrown through the windows of his home.

11th HOUR is comprised of wood, shingles, metal, paper, paint, cloth robe and electric lighting.