We were honored to have our original "Sunshine Bench" concept selected as one of the finalists for a public art installation in the Woodlands Arts District in 2022. While a different artwork was ultimately chosen for installation by the committee, we still hope to see this piece come to life in the future. Our design had the bench top engraved with the words “you are my sunshine” along with holes representing notes in the musical stanza. The base would feature a child’s outreached hand just reaching an adult’s open hand (reminiscent of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam fresco) along with emergent rays of sunlight to represent the promise of hope renewed daily. We envisioned our bench as offering an inviting safe haven so that visitors could comfortably sit and enjoy the warmth of the sun on their faces.