There’s no avoiding it: as soon as I start posting drawings like this and the previous one, some people will evaluate them politically. Am I showing too many images of ___ and not enough of ___? What do I mean by giving attention to ___ instead of ___? Etc.
I can’t say these aren’t political. All I can say is that allowing my heart to spend time with people who have suffered because of this conflict feels like it is the right thing to do. And if anyone is counting beans, they should be aware that I’m not posting everything I’m drawing. Some feel too raw and some are just crappy drawings, but they’re helping my heart stay with the suffering.
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With this drawing, I was trying to make every mark a meditation and a reminder to myself that within these white plastic bags are parts of the bodies of people who were recently alive and who died by violence. Every mark a breath, taking in the reality of things we can’t see.
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November 14, 2023 at 8:45 am
Sandee Yarlott
Amy, this is so powerful it made me cry and helped me keep my heart open to the grief and loss in this war. With gratitude, Sandee
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November 14, 2023 at 9:47 am
Karen Skold
Beautiful and moving drawing. Sorrow for all lives lost to violence is not political, in my view.
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