The National Park Project has resulted as a continuation of my works in the Fragility of the Sacred series, comprising paintings and individual handmade artists' books integrating idea, text, and visual images, with the theme of fragility. This theme has been present in my life in many aspects and deserves interpretation and exploration. I am looking at fragility of not only the wider environment, but the fragility of our own lives, both in terms of physical fragility but in terms of emotional fragility so common in our current world situation. As I age, I understand more significantly how fragile our plans are for our futures, and I often use symbolism to explore and portray these ideas. My most recent series aspires to explore the National Parks as pristine environments that need to be considered as sacred to protect the land and environment which serves as our nation's natural legacy. Most importantly, I am reflecting on the impact of climate change, tourism, and man's use of natural resources on each park; the paintings will reflect these concerns by representing the natural beauty, plants and animals impacted and threatened, and using text to address the fragility of the natural environment there.