Paper Cranes Take Flight

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,…

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Courage Ablaze Update

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…

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