Large polychrome and mixed media driftwood sculpture depicting figure reclining among emerging animals, as described by the artist "Out of the bed of the river comes the day the earth stood still. Animals and the wind are listening. Mankind is not in control. The human shaped figure in the sculpture represents the power of the universe to find peace with nature, through love, because nature is God. In this silent moment, everything is connected."Bessie Harvey (Tennessee, 1929-1994) was a visual artist who used common items, primarily wood, cloth, and other elements to create pieces that spoke to her deep religious faith, as well as themes of everyday life in the American South. Her work has been included in over 50 exhibitions, including the Whitney Museum, New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Permanent collections of her work can be found at the Souls Grown Deep Foundation in Atlanta, the Knoxville Museum of Art, and the American Folk Art Museum in New York26"H 42"W 30"D

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