My yellow brick road project was a celebration of education. Education was going to be my yellow brick road. College would be the vehicle that carried me to a better life. The transcontinental railroad through campus was a visual symbol of this. It was made of bricks, and I colored them yellow with sidewalk chalk. Getting permission for that assignment was difficult, because they did not want me drawing on the campus like that. But as sidewalk chalk washes away and the message was positive, they allowed me to complete my installation.
I have used the transcontinental railroad in a much different context in the Native Americana piece. It is a vehicle for carrying settlers and land usurpers from the East. Honestly, by the time the railroad was complete, all of the Native Americans in Washington were already reservation bound.
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