Into Thy Hands

Into Thy Hands (2021)

Artist: Janet Austin

Media: Welded steel with brown patina, stainless steel, blown glass and glass mosaic

Dimensions: 9' H x 11' W x 8.5' D

Current Location: Meadowbrook Park, Urbana IL

Past Locations:
Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
San Miguel School, Chicago, IL

Price: $40,000

“The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered.”
Genesis 9:2

The god given right to man’s dominion over nature is played out in the sculpture. The birds (nature) are at once protected and trapped in a man made, cage-like bush. With the responsibility of stewardship our desire to protect nature has led to the point of entrapment.