Inspiration for Masked Identity - Our Lady of Perpetual Tears

The inspiration for this project came to me through my background of parochial education.  It's a bit allegorical with the basis routed in the Virgin Mary and the influence of the nuns from the twelve years of Catholic education.  As one experiences life, there are many times when the only recourse with dealing with the circumstances we do not understand is to simply cry and allow ourselves the cleansing of sorrow that comes to us with this simple human emotion.  Our Lady of Perpetual Tears is the product of religion, human experience, and the need for the link with the human and divine.