The carving "Verde y Oro YEG-GA" is derived from one of the first blocks of Brazilian soapstone ever acquired by the School of One of Carver from a rock merchant located somewhere in the environs of southern Edmonton in 2013, and, thus, it has a few "sister carvings" found elsewhere in Project YEG-GA with origins from the same stone. The carving is dedicated to serious students of Global Political Economy, especially those of them who have dedicated their lives to humanitarian, educational, and health programs for women and their children throughout the World. The sculpture began its travels with F.K. shortly after its presentation at the Remedy Cafe on Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, in Summer 2016. The portrait of the carving seen above marks that moment while the "green and gold" hinted at in the rock and the title of the carving recall F.K.'s achievements at the University of Alberta.

To be sure, F.K. readily embraces the commitment to human rights so central to Canadian values and international programs directed to supporting women and children. Now enrolled in a graduate program devoted to international humanitarian issues as McMaster University, F.K. attended high school in Edmonton before she acquired an Arts degree at the University of Alberta with a Political Science major. Following the completion of her undergraduate studies, she "backpacked" around Brazil and eventually settled in São Paulo where she taught English for inhabitants from the city's favelas for five months. She eventually decided to travel to Pakistan, the land of her Mughal ancestors, and worked for a legal aid cell and human rights organization in Lahore dealing specifically with the rights of children. F.K. continued on the humanitarian path so integral to Canadian values when she moved temporarily to Ottawa, just before she began her current journey in graduate school.

The Verde y Oro YEG-GA represents the School of One's support for women's rights and leadership. When I picked up the carving and thought about where I should photograph it, my niece came crawling towards me and took it right from my hands. She examined it closely, and, when I attempted to take it away, she wouldn't let me. Looking at the portrait and its abstract companion image reminds me of the sense of entitlement she possesses during the moment, something I hope that she and all other young girls continue to feel now and in the future.