
FENCES - (24″ x 24″ mixed media, collage and metal plates on plywood)
Not the one written by August Wilson, but the ones being used to separate ..”the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave” from those brave enough to climb or go around those fences to seek a better life for their families. Freedom this way—–>> for you, you, you….oh I’m sorry NOT YOU.
It takes HARD work. And most times it takes the so-called “nobody’s” of the world to do the dirty work that everybody else doesn’t want to do.


She wouldn’t be caught dead with Mr. Status Quo. She fights for what she believes in, such is her rebellious nature.

Back into the studio after my road trip to D.C. and what do I come up with???
UPPITY NEGRO (ironic huh - LOL) mixed media on canvas 16″ x 20 “
aka Arrogant, aka Cocky, aka sold…oooops, I mean “you’re fired!” Hmmmmm. - TMNK

Want liberty? You got to work for it day and night, fight for it. It damn sure ain’t free. I guess that’s why liberty can’t sleep. The confining restraints of oppression causes much tossing and turning. So, with weary eyes and legs, we journey forward. Don’t sleep, liberty can’t.