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"There are holy things that are not communicated all at once:
Eleusis always holds something back to show those who come again."

-One inscription at Eleusis, Greece, site of the Demeter-Kore mysteries for 2,000 years;
quoted by Virginia Beane Rutter in Ancient Greece, Modern Psyche: Archetypes In The Making

Prayers for Democracy

Series by PeaceCrew 2016 — 2023

MOTHER, DO YOU THINK WE’LL DROP THE BOMB?: PRAYER FOR PEACE 2017 — 2018. Acrylic, ink, oil stick, chalk marker, aerosol paint, acrylic marker, oil marker on canvas. 42 x 36 inches.

DEATH DON’T HAVE NO MERCY IN THIS LAND: ONE NATION UNDER NUIT & MA`AT — PRAYER FOR THE CHILDREN 2018 — 2019. Acrylic, ink, oil stick, aerosol paint, and oil marker on canvas. 29 7/8 x 40 inches.

SHE’S COME TO TAKE HER CHILDREN HOME: PRAYER FOR DEMOCRACY 2018 — 2019. Acrylic, aerosol paint, ink, acrylic marker, oil stick, oil marker, chalk marker, and photocopy collage on canvas. 60 x 47 7/8 inches.

PRAYER FOR THE HONORABLE - V1 2018 — 2019. Acrylic, ink, oil stick, and oil marker on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.

PRAYER FOR A NONPARTISAN, HIGHEST-GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS. 2018 — 2019. Acrylic, ink, aerosol paint, oil stick, and oil marker on canvas. 36 x 47 7/8 inch.

RIDING WITH DEATH 2020 --
[UNDER THE PROTECTION OF ARTEMIS]

TEST - Alt Text Box

RIDING WITH DEATH 2020— [Under The Protection Of Artemis] March 2020 — In Progress. Acrylic, aerosol paint, ink, oil stick, ink block, chalk marker, charcoal, acrylic marker, oil marker on canvas. 35 7/8 x 71 7/8 inches.

THE WRECKAGE OF THEIR PRESENCE: CHURCH FOR THUGS [JAN 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH] - V1. Jan. 2021 -- 2023 Acrylic, aerosol paint, ink, oil stick, ink block, chalk marker, graphite, acrylic marker, oil marker on canvas. 47 7/8 x 71 7/8 inches.

PRAYER FOR THE HONORABLE - V2 2019 Acrylic, ink, oil stick, and oil marker on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.

MISSING JANET RENO: TERROR CRINGING FEEDS DIRE WOLF [IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM BLAKE] JULY 2022 — FEB 2023. Acrylic, aerosol paint, ink, oil stick, ink block, chalk marker, graphite, acrylic marker, oil marker on canvas.

SHOT-DOWN PROPHET? OR BURNING MONK?: HERO’S JOURNEY INTERRUPTED. 2017 — 2022. Acrylic, ink, oil stick, chalk marker, oil marker, and aerosol paint on canvas. 36 x 47 7/8 inches.

LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD: We The People Are Keepers Of The Light. 2019 — In Progress. Acrylic, ink, oil stick, chalk marker, oil marker, and aerosol paint on canvas. 47 7/8 x 36 inches.

JAN. 6: “I HOPE I GET TO BE A MOTHER SOMEDAY:" PRAYER FOR A TERRORIZED FUTURE MOTHER-TO-BE. JAN. 2021 — In Progress. Acrylic, oil stick, aerosol paint, ink, ink block, acrylic marker, oil marker, chalk marker on canvas. 48 x 48 inches.

“SUCKERS & LOSERS”?!!?! 2020 — IN PROGRESS. Acrylic, aerosol paint, ink on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.

BAD MONKEY: THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF SOUL ROT [PRAYER FOR A RECKONING] 2019 — 2023. Acrylic, ink, acrylic marker, oil marker, and aerosol paint on canvas. 36 x 35 7/8 inches.

What we tolerate, we become.

Countless people across America — from students to grandparents, from every socioeconomic background and circumstance, from those who have never been politically active to those who have not been involved in years — realize for the first time that our young republic is not an entitlement and cannot be taken for granted.

Prayers For Democracy emerged in the wake of experiencing and witnessing the individual and collective trauma resulting from the 2016 presidential election outcome and its aftermath. The series was inspired by people from diverse backgrounds standing up, resisting, and taking action as a result of our current sociopolitical climate. These paintings reflect our understanding that we have power as citizens. That awareness, plus our resolve not to give up hope or give in to exhaustion or despair, is getting us through our current reality. And shoring us up to fight to protect our young, fragile, sacrosanct constitution and democracy.

This is not normal. And we are not alone.

VISITATIONS

Series by PeaceCrew 2016 — 2023

PSYCHODELIC GODDESS: THE EMPRESS THEODORA REIMAGINED AS ARTEMIS. 2016 — 2018. Acrylic, ink, oil stick, acrylic marker, oil marker, glitter on canvas. 48 x 24 inches

WOUNDS -- POINTS OF ENTRY: LIFTOFF 2016 — In Progress. Acrylic, ink, acrylic marker, oil marker, oil stick, aerosol paint on canvas. 48 in X 72 in.