The ArtPrize Top 20 Finalists were announced yesterday for the second round of public voting which will determine the winners in four categories. Congratulations to those artists! Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, visited, supported, and voted for The Scarlet Cord. Over 25,000 red string bracelets were given to visitors and The Scarlet Cord…
Forced (in progress), String on linen, 19½ x 56 inches, 2014 “Child prostitute” is a misnomer. Children are forced into the commercial sex trade; they don’t volunteer to be abused. Brutal pimps exploit vulnerable boys and girls in the underworld of the trafficking industry—because the buyers of sex demand younger and younger prey. FACT: The…
ArtPrize 2104 visitors waiting in the rain yesterday to view The Scarlet Cord. So far, volunteers have given out over 22,500 red string bracelets to help form Circles of Protection around children.
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…
This short video produced by 100.5 The River features The Scarlet Cord:
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…