Healing for Trafficked Children A dark thin film drifting in the air began to seep into our lungs as we stepped into the chilly warehouse. It almost felt foggy inside. The smell of mold worried me. But my need for thirty doors for my ArtPrize 2014 installation portraying trafficked children brought my son and me…
Thirty volunteers helped assemble almost 4,000 paper birds for my ArtPrize 2013 Wing and a Prayer installation. After the nineteen-day exhibit in Grand Rapids, Michigan, several organizations or individuals contacted me, expressing an interest in the birds. The birds continue to give hope flight. Most of the birds traveled to an inner city tutoring organization,…
Art’s healing environment has a subtle power to serve as a creative catalyst to awaken the heart. Visitors often experience new insight when given an opportunity to interact with the visual arts. As the artwork begins to unlock the soul, the healing environment becomes a place of healing. Find out more…
Click on the thumbnail images below to see the enlargements of progress sequence: It’s time to enjoy family and friends for the holidays. Look for my new paintings in January adobe acrobat x pro full. Wishing you and yours a joy-filled 2014!
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. Albert Einstein
On October 15, I was interviewed for WJR’s Ready, Set, Go—All Things Autism. The audio above is my interview portion of the program.
Six million Congolese people have been slaughtered because of ethnic hatred. Rebel soldiers also trek from village to village, raping women and mutilating them. After learning about the suffering of the Congolese people, I created a healing environment called Courage Ablaze. Courage Ablaze includes three seven-foot pillars portraying stories and images of Congolese women. I’m…