Honouring a former student of mine.

It has been one heck of a year. I haven’t posted anything for the entire year of 2020 and sort of glad I didn’t. I still made art, and thankful I did. One of the pieces that was both challenging and rewarding is the work shown here. This is a portrait of a former student of mine. Grew up in a small town with a very white population. Last year the BLM movement made waves throughout the world, even in little towns like Steinbach, MB. This portrait is of the woman who helped organize the first BLM march in Steinbach and I wanted to honour that moment by capturing a strong and confident person and incorporate one of the posters made for the march, into the work. I’m happy it’s completed and that it’s in very deserving hands. Taylor I am proud of what you did last summer, and I hope you never forget what you did that day. I hope WE never forget what the black community has sacrificed and endured.