See Something. Say Something.
There is so much injustice in the world that it is hard to know what one person can do. As an artist, I can draw attention to the issues I care about most—justice, gun violence, climate change, and consumerism—in the hope of inspiring others to speak up and take action.
Stand for Justice
The 700,000+ residents of Washington, DC, the proclaimed capital of democracy, are not represented in the national government. We have no Senators and no representatives in Congress. But, our city budget is controlled, and often held hostage, by those proclaiming loudly about freedom and democracy. Taxation without representation? Hypocrisy? Racism? All of the above.
Encaustic on birch board
36 x 24
Calvary on Douglas Street, NE
Walking across Douglas Street, NE, I found this little piece of wood shaped like a coffin with a cross. We are surrounded by reminders of the suffering caused by the legacy of racism in our city and our country—the school-to-prison pipeline, over-policing, underfunded schools, health inequity, and much more—but we are blind to them or actively choose to ignore them.
Encaustic on birch board with found wood object
9 x 12
The statistics are staggering. In 2022 there were 443M+ guns in the United States. That is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child. Guns are the #1 killer of children. Access to guns means that we have the highest rates of suicide, homicide, and gun-inflicted injuries in the world.
Encaustic on birch board with gesso, paper, wax marker, oil stick, oil paint, ink
24 x 12
443M
Tsunami of Fast Fashion
Every year 92 million tonnes of fashion waste ends up in landfills. That is a full garbage truck of discarded garments every second. Add that to the fashion industry being responsible for 10% of emissions globally and we have the #2 polluting industry in the world—only exceeded by oil and gas. Buy less, use second-hand garments, repair and reimagine what you have, and replace less frequently. We are literally drowning in a sea of fast fashion spurred on by social media influencers.
Encaustic paint, post-consumer fabric scrap, cradled birch board, reused wood frame
16 x 16 x 1.5