Mouse Manifesto

“Elephant in the room” is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed, also applying to obvious problems or risks no one wants to discuss. (Source:Wikipedia)                                                                                                                     We all live with a huge herd of elephants, some of which, of particular concern to me, are represented in this carving.  You won’t read honest discussion about these issues in newspapers or on television but there are many excellent articles by independent journalists on the web.  The heroic mouse is made by the Edinburgh silversmith Bryony Knox, seen before in the wee sleekit carving.