Artist Statment:
This artwork features a horse painted on pieced-together canvas panels, covered in red mesh fabric. The entire circumference of the animal is held together with red hand stitching. While the horse symbolizes freedom and American glory, it is depicted in a state of confinement, unable to run free. The extra legs weigh it down rather than provide mobility, representing the burdens of societal expectations and personal struggles. The hand stitching emphasizes our connection to these challenges,  and the relationship between opportunity and limitation.

This piece is displayed in the center of a space, allowing viewers to see the front painting of the horse, as well as the stitching seen on the back. This back view emphasizes the labor of hand stitching involved in this work. This second view also provides an image of the horse that is devoid of its previous vibrancy.