This piece was for a show at a local university museum this past October-December 9th, of 2022. It consists of a few different techniques and is both an expression of my own identity as a person of various heritages and a commentary on mental health. The show was about a group of artists being inspired by and reflecting on the pieces in the museum's database, choosing one each to focus on. I chose a cricket catching box from japan. The smooth lacquered sides of the cricket box and little screened in windows made me want to tell a story about what happens to the cricket once caught. Here in this Cricket House a lucky Cricket may replenish their luck. This was a particularly poignant show for me as the museum has a history tied up with a professor who has been known as director of the eugenics survey in my area of New England. This person passed over in 1956 and has left a terrible stain on the university and museum spending time as the museum's curator while being president of the american eugenics society. This deeply disturbing history has always affected the way I view schools and this one in particular. I am glad to say that this university museum is working to track down people who have had their stuff stolen and return said items. This is why I had art in their show. I went with the thought of seeing where they were on this topic and it was the very first thing they addressed before I could even ask any questions. They wanted to make sure everyone knew they are doing what they can to bring a legacy of pain, a hopeful future. I don't know what else to hope for so for now this is it.