My image is called “Justice Restored.” It is a Lady Justice holding a broken sword and an open bird cage, Lady Justice has no blindfold but has one large all-seeing eye. Out of the bird cage is flying a phoenix which is surrounded by chairs with people of all colors sitting in them. Finally, above Lady Justice is a star, also made of chairs with one person sitting in a chair in the center of the star. Lady Justice has a broken sword because it represents that the punitive nature of our justice system needs to be modified to allow for more non-punitive outcomes in criminal cases. Instead of scales she is holding an open bird cage to show that isolating individuals who commit crime in jail does not always serve justice. There is a phoenix rising out of the cage to show that people who commit harm can grow, change and become new people if given an opportunity. The Lady Justice has one all-seeing eye which represents that justice should be able to look upon all humanity with love and compassion. The star made of chairs represents the hope and guidance that can come from restorative circles. The person in the middle of the chair star represents the harmed party being enveloped in the hope and coming out more healed. The people in chairs around the phoenix represent people of all colors and backgrounds coming together to help heal broken situations. They can represent the offender, the harmed party, support people, the community, the police/prosecutors/law makers/judges and other members of law enforcement. The image is made of felt, and it is sewn and embroidered. I enjoyed making this piece and thinking about all the symbolism that can be expressed in an image portraying restorative justice.