From an objective point of view, the three figures are sitting in the sunlight, but they also contain a metaphorical light. The young woman creates the scaffolding for her sons, both physically and emotionally. The eye is the receptacle for light, and the message lies there; the woman’s eyes look towards her charges, the first boy’s are forward facing—understanding and projecting the lesson, and the infant’s eyes look toward the viewer to invite them within the circle. This piece is inspired in part by the book Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez. It examines the invisible labor primarily performed but not limited to women, labor which is wholly essential to the wellbeing of a nation.