"Burien United" by Amaranta Sandys

This design is a portrait of people from different background that lives in Burien. The Black person is perhaps the man that settles his family here, the middle woman has her arms extended to welcome and unite the people around her, and the woman at the right hand is a pregnant young woman such as my next door neighbor. During my sketch of ideas, I wanted to find an iconic landmark or building that stands in the neighborhood and the sculpture located outside the library came to my mind. Summer nights at dusk are my favorite times to ride my bike around downtown Burien. I’ve been a resident of Burien on and off for 20 years, where I had recently bought my house, so I simply draw what I see in my community.