paintings by artist Sarah Ferguson

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The last few weeks have been very difficult for me. I thought often of the future and of the circumstances that are determined to face me, at all costs, here in America. I thought of my renewed standing in the world, as a force for positive change and as a dedicated servant to the global public. And I thought of my fate, forged in the reeling crucible of the daunting state of mind of America. I believe I cannot have what I have promoted for this new century in this new America of We. I will continue to serve the elected leaders of our great country, but I seek a new role serving higher ground using language founded on half the ideal. I will be leaving the Senate, the place of the afraid and those who muster threats, speaking their relentless crisis cause to the protected interests, with more American partners and fewer American adversaries, and with more dangers and fewer freedoms and liberties for all Americans. I see home elsewhere. So prepare for me with honor, my foreign fellows. Cherish all of my want. God Bless You.

inkjet on satin paper, 11 in x 8.5 in

I am absolutely certain that this was the moment when our nation secured the best jobs on the planet so that the highest will be able to rise to tell our last moment. This was the moment when our nation and this earth came together to provide care for our very best children and restored the sick and jobless to the oceans. This was the moment when we began to remake the ideals from generations back, and this image that began great was slow to heal, and as we look now it may always reflect our good. This was the time when we ended hope and we began a war on ourselves.