I was fortunate enough to have a piece accepted into the student art show at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I feel lucky to be included with so many other great artists. The show displays an excellent array of the talent and conceptual abilities of the students at SIUE. It's open until February 8th in the beautiful gallery of Art and Design West. My piece was made from cast bronze, sterling silver, brass wire and yarn. "Mourning Our Future" was a response to the