Heaven's Haven

35½" x 31½" My granddaughter Sierra (portrait model) and lines from the poem "Heaven-Haven" by 19th century poet G. M. Hopkins inspired this scene.   What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wilderness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.   Vernal Equinox, Logan Ridge Wine Cellars, Hector, NY, 2004   Blue Heron Gallery; Wellfleet, MA, 2004   The Alliance for American Quilts QSOS (Quilters Save Our Stories), Interview; Tape #144; 11-01-02   Private collection, Dorcester, MA