A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Joseph Campbell Today we remember the heroes of 9/11. Men and women who put their lives on the line for others. Firemen who rushed into the burning Twin Towers to save lives. A Catholic priest who was praying for…
At ArtPrize 2014, I displayed my installation, called The Scarlet Cord, through a partnership with Women At Risk International, in hopes of raising awareness of human trafficking in the United States. 30,000 ArtPrize visitors received scarlet cord bracelets as a reminder to build circle of protection around children in need. In early 2015, The Scarlet…
The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful, and the ennobling in man. J. Sterling Morton My dad loved to plant trees. His love for trees inspired my husband and me to plant a tree everywhere we lived from California to Philadelphia to Denver to Germany to Grand Rapids. One of…
A big thank you to Chad Kremer of Zuiderkruis Productions for beautifully capturing Hometown Hero in this video!
A special unveiling ceremony was held on June 12, 2015 to honor local fallen hero, Army Spc Eric T. Burri, and to help raise funds for the Hometown Hero exhibit which will be featured at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel during ArtPrize 7 from September 23 to October 11. Over 100 people attended the event…
The Evils of Human Trafficking was featured as part of the Acton Lecture Series in May.