States of Grace was a project started during the 2008 election
cycle. It was a response to the negativity and cynicism that has
become so prevalent in the cable news age.
Grace has many meanings, but for most it is an unexpected gift in
our lives. With the New Year and the new government in Washington,
I saw an opportunity to rise above our past mistakes and start anew.
With this thought in mind, I set up a series of workshops from August
through December, 2008. I provided the materials and asked the participants
to create a flag with their best intentions. The flags were based
on Tibetan prayer flags which are hung for auspicious occasions.
Over one thousand flags were created during the workshop phase.
They were hung in January and February of 2009 at ten different
locations. They were burned according to tradition in March, 2009.
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