"Intertwined" Danielle Dezso-Jones the image struck me as

the image struck me as a physical metaphor for this year's Annual Invitational theme…or more poignant

but together

Hong-En Huang

but others simply see it as a pest like a weed

reflecting both individual journeys and collective human experience

"Intertwined" Danielle Dezso-Jones the image struck me asDanielle Dezso Jones, Muskogee, OK Intertwined, 2026 Acrylic 12 x 15. 75 This piece was inspired by a situation I ran into while trying to re pot two plants that I had together in one planter. Their roots had become so intertwined that I didnt feel that I could separate them without causing too much damage and killing both plants. Similarly, I feel that human society is full of deeply rooted things, both the good and the bad. I think specifically of