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Mandala For Marsha  (4/10)

Digital & Analog Collage, 12"x12", $300The unique instrument on a ship that connects the captain's deck to the engine room is called a throttle or an engine order telegraph.

The star-like shape of the instrument worked well with the mandala star shape derived with variables from Marsha's birthdate (August 24, 1945) and the Stonewall Uprising (July 28, 1969).

The United States executive branch demonstrated to the artist that civil rights and the progressive march toward greater freedom and liberty can always be slowed down -- or even reversed, similar to the antique throttle.