My content: I view homeostasis as an equilibrium reached in the spiritual realm. In my print, it appears that a baby is climbing a sheer rock spire to reach a luminous cross-shaped star hovering just above the peak. However, according to my notion of homeostasis, one could view the baby as God becoming man (Emmanuel) and entering a fallen world to restore balance and harmony. The rugged rock spire represents the physical world, and the outer decorative border of the image, which is blatantly pixelated, represents the new techno or cyber world. Christ is Lord over all.

Donald Furst received a BA with High Distinction, MA and MFA from the University of Iowa. He is currently Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina/Wilmington. His teaching awards include Board of Trustees Teaching Excellence Award in 1996 and University Distinguished Professorship in 1996-1998. His exhibitions include: Out of Darkness , Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas; Agart World Print Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia; First Northern Ireland International Small Print Exhibition, Townhouse Gallery, Belfast, Ireland; and International Print Triennial 97, Cracow, Poland.

Institutionas collecting Furst's work include: the NC Governor's Office; Heilongjang Provence, China; Pratt Graphics Center in New York; and the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. The artist has received numerous grants including the 1996 North Carolina Arts Council Artists Fellowship and the PPG Corporation Materials Grant for Printmaking.