Part of my "Futurescape" group of sculptures, this piece reflects my fears about global climate change.

In this piece a forest has been devastated by the heat. The trees have all died.

This sculpture is 8.5 in high x 7 in wide x 7 in deep.

It is made of wood and paint with cinders and a piece of coal.

RED symbolizes HEAT, BLACK symbolizes DEATH and the pieces of COAL and cinders represent THE CAUSE.

This item is FRAGILE, it is not possible to ship it safely. It is available for pick up at my studio in Burlington, VT. If you would like to purchase it, contact me to make pick up arrangements … MarkEliotSchwabe@Gmail.com. Thank you.

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It is sometimes said that artists are visionaries. If this artist is a visionary, the future is grim. We first world peoples have been warned that our fossil fuel consumption will lead to disastrous results. We have done little in response to the warnings. We are headed ... at increasing speed ... to a bleak world.

I am not an optimist. I do not believe that human kind will solve this problem in time. To do so would require the climbing two preverbal mountains by decision makers all over the world.

The first mountain is finding the wisdom to accept the teachings of Bill McKibben and other environmentalists.

The second peak is to ACT, decisively, effectively ... and to do it NOW. That is, undertake LARGE SCALE, WORLDWIDE activities to end the burning of coal by human beings. Yes, please do something about burning other fossil fuels too, but coal is the monster.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this sculpture will be donated to https://350.org, Bill McKibbens’ not for profit.

If you don’t purchase this sculpture, please make your own contribution to https://350.org, or to a similar organization.

I am not an optimist …. I fear for my children, I fear for my grandchildren. PLEASE prove me wrong.