He Leads His Flock With Wool Over Their Eyes

Oil on canvas, 42 × 48 in, 2025

In this liminal space, the image of Christ functions as an ominous symbol hierarchically imposed over the figures, emphasizing control and the constructed nature of authority. The title plays on the phrase “pulling the wool over your eyes,” highlighting the tension between guidance and deception and the vulnerability of those subjected to imposed belief systems. The child at the center stares at the viewer, wearing a wool hat on the cusp of covering her eyes, while the three children behind her turn transfixed toward Warner Sallman’s 1940 Head of Christ. The image of Christ becomes objectified and rejected, ultimately representing the questioning of indoctrination.