“BE GENTLE, THE FUTURE IS FRAGILE”
59 1/2 “ x 53 1/2 “

All living things exhibit wonderous life cycles. I hope each of us seek opportunities with our
children to study, explore, and appreciate these wonders. Only when one experiences first-hand
the sprouting of seeds, the hatching of chicks or the transformations in a butterfly’s lifecycle, can
one really begin to grasp the mysteries of our surroundings. These experiences cultivate
advocates who have a mission to preserve the future of all living things.

With the help of their grandpa, Emily 2, and Christopher 4, reared this monarch from an egg
found on the milkweed. They experienced an egg hatch, a caterpillar grow, a chrysalis form, and
a butterfly emerge. Then with a gentle kiss, they let it go so it could migrate back to Mexico and
continue its species’ existence.

Advocate for compassion and “Be Gentle, The Future is Fragile.”

Original design inspired by a photograph taken in 1992.
Curved machine piecing, some fusing, 3-D hand and machine qpplique’, machine quilted
Completed, August 2000