Day: August 15, 2021
Amanda-Mrs. Archer
Angie
The Excerpt
Astrid
ASTRID – cancer victim (71”Hx17”W) Astrid is a victim of cancer, and she is in chemo. She’s lost her hair and eyebrows and eyelashes. She just “threw on” her clothes – something soft and warm. Voting is still important, so she waits with the others – in line, hoping it won’t take too long as […]
Betty
BETTY – walker (55”Hx25”W) Betty is in her twilight years. Many years retired. Betty spends her days quilting and sewing. She has had some heart problems and then surgeries and is now on the mend. Using a walker helps her balance – the last thing she wants to do is fall! Betty is concerned about […]
Britta
BRITTA – yoga pose (33”Hx45”W ) Have you ever been so tired and bored that even a yoga position is more relaxing? Britta would leave if it were any other line that the voting line, but as her old high school music teacher would say “If you don’t vote, you’re not allowed to complain”. Britta […]
Byron
BYRON – printed brown skirt, glasses (67”Hx14”W ) Byron is worried about the increasing economic gap between the homeless and the upper classes. Isn’t there anything to be done for the people in poverty to get them out of poverty? Byron is clean cut; he prides himself in having clean clothes and a shower daily. […]
Dave
DAVID – yawning ( 72”Hx26”W) Were you ever so tired that when you yawn, it’s a whole-body experience? Your eyes close tight and tear, your knees buckle, and your toes curl. It’s been a really hard day for Dave and, although he is determined to vote, he just can’t stop yawning. Once he votes, it […]
Henry
HENRY – black man dressed in brown (71”Hx20”W) Henry is a retired high school music teacher. Jazz trumpet was his game and the kids just loved him. Henry looks to the sky and makes a small prayer that his vote will make a difference. Until he retired, and after, he would lecture the senior class […]
Jake
JAKE – the fireman (73”Hx26”W ) Being a fireman, Jake sees what loopholes in laws for construction do to threaten the lives of the homeless and poverty-stricken families. When sprinkler systems are somehow deemed unnecessary and fires occur, the risk for losing human life is high. He sees no reason for using condemned buildings as […]