Jessica Rowland of Women at Risk International and Pamela were interviewed yesterday on WGVU’s morning show with Shelley Irwin about child trafficking and The Scarlet Cord at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum during ArtPrize 2014. Opportunities for action such as Scarlet Cord bracelets being given out at ArtPrize to help raise awareness were also…
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…
ArtPrize* ushered my artwork onto a large stage—with 70,000 people visiting the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel where I showcased my work in 2011. But for me, ArtPrize also became a catalyst to discover a hidden gift: an unexplored talent. I learned that I don’t just paint watercolors; I also build healing environments. Florence Nightingale, a…
I don’t just paint watercolors; I also build healing environments. Over the last four years, ArtPrize has not only given me an opportunity to exhibit my work on a larger scale—with 70,000 people viewing my work in 2011—but it has also revealed a hidden gift. Come and hear about how I discovered this unexplored talent.…
Wings of Life (detail), Pamela Alderman, Watercolor on paper, 40 x 36 inches, 2013
Claystone Clinic is featuring fourteen of my original paintings entitled Healing Reflections in Watercolor. While hanging the artwork, the receptionist said, “Your paintings have a real presence about them.” The exhibition includes 2011 ArtPrize paintings and three new works. As a 10-year-old, I started taking art lessons at the Old World Art Gallery at the…