The Sexually Wounded

Behind the Artwork

After viewing The Scarlet Cord at ArtPrize, a young teen fell into my arms. I held her and drew her head close as she cried. A couple of minutes later, she pulled away and, then, she quickly embraced me again. Her words tumbled out so quickly that a couple of different times I had to…

The Scarlet Cord: Raped

Behind the Artwork

Raped, Yarn on loom, 17 x 49 inches, 2014 Children suffer traumatic pain every time they are trafficked—or raped. For many of these victims, the sexual abuse started at a very young age when the boys or girls were molested by someone they knew. Just as a ruptured appendix releases toxic poisons, sexual abuse releases…

The Scarlet Cord: Stripped

Behind the Artwork

Stripped (Study), Yarn on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 2014 Showing at Barnes & Noble of Rivertown Human trafficking touches all of us—even within our homes. Pornography first ensnared a ten-year-old boy when he clicked on a computer pop-up that read: “Funny NFL pictures.” The producers of pornography deliberately target children—stripping our youth of their…

Building Circles of Protection

Behind the Artwork

17,000 red string bracelets given away at ArtPrize 2014 The Scarlet Cord: Healing for sex trafficked children. Help raise awareness and build circles of protection around at-risk children buy adobe illustrator. Visit The Scarlet Cord outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (near the parking lot). Take the Do 1 Thing Challenge.