This artwork is a both a challenge and an invitation.  It’s a reminder that reading is not a luxury, but a duty.  Viewers are challenged to consider the act of reading not as passive consumption, but as a vital engagement with ideas, stories, and perspectives beyond our own.  Reading of banned and challenged books is the ultimate expression of this duty.

This artwork is made with a 9-volume set of “Classics for Children.”

2025

12 x 8 x 7 inches

This hand-carved artwork displays on a shelf or pedestal.

Collection of the artist.