Dreaming of the Future holds my whirlwind of aspirations for what is to come. The work features a woven paper vessel shimmering with gold paint, elevated on wooden legs.Bursting out of the vessel’s basin are intertwined blue, turquoise and gold strands of braided and plaited paper. Written on the strands are words of hope and compassion for the future. The vessel glows as a beacon, woven to embody understanding, peace, love and civility, lifting all through its gleaming embrace. Words used in Dreaming of the Future empathy, humanity, kindness, peace, equality, love, understanding, civility and hope