Pencil  

 The Children Are Crying

Colored Pencil

9"x12"

(c) 2006

This piece was inspired from a performance by Milwaukee poet Muhibb Dyer at my 2005 art show and who my godmother captured in this pose (from the head up; I invented the rest) on camera.

The duct tape over the boy's mouth represents the many ways the power of the voice can be taken away by society, including violence, negligence and ignorance. The poet represents expressing the voice for those who have none.