"Stop MTR" 8" x 10", Collage, Pencil, Charcoal

This is an illustration that I did for the magazine "Left Turn". The article that I did it for is about mountain top removal and it's effects on the earth and people. Visit the magazine here: Leftturn.org

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Conchita Campos + The Park +Live Painting

Hey peoples. This Saturday coming up my good family Conchita Campos, Core Rhythm, and 3rd Party will be all together for a great show celebrating Conchita's album release. Please come through and join us. I will be doing some live painting along side the wonderful Marthalicia.

This Saturday the 7th
Public Assembly
70 N. 6th St. BK (Williamsburg)
930p
$7
21+ w/ ID

"Monster Heads" from Hoodscrapers Exhibit

One more piece from the "Hoodscrapers" show we did back in May of 2009. This piece is pretty large, guessing about 6' ft tall by 12' wide on a roll of canvas.

"Displaced 1492" 3' x 2' Acrylic, Ink

This is an old piece from the "Hoodscrapers" show we did in Newburgh, NY. I never had a good photo of it. Also I think its a good choice to post today, it being the day that some citizens in this country celebrate genocide and white power (Columbus Day).

"Jessica" 11" x 17", Ink on paper

"To the Mothers" 30" x 45", Acrylic, Ink

This is the main piece for my "Nanny" series. You can see the other 5 pieces below. I hope people that view this series of paintings get a better understanding of how many women, specifically mothers play the role of mother to children that aren't theirs. Majority of the time these children are white/European/European-American and the "mothers" are Brown and Black.
It struck me as sad, and amazing how much energy these mothers/women have to give, give, give, to other children; caring for them, teaching them, feeding them, singing to them and then have to go home (if allowed) and take care of their own. But does their energy ever run out? What of those children that don't get to see their mothers? Also struck me as amazing as how much privilege the white mothers have, that they can hand over their children to other women and walk away to work or do as they please.

What do you think??