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journey’s end

February 16, 2021Art, UncategorizedArt, Art studio, every child matters, families belong together, leaves, pencil drawing, Protest ArtAndrew Seal View all 6 comments

666+186 Day LIV – Journey’s End.

Thank you to all of you who have joined me over the past few months. Knowing you have been “looking over my shoulder” and sharing my concern for the children has been a great support. Over the next day or two I will be writing the story of my journey, which I will post once it is completed.

I thought I would add today my words from that first day, October 22nd as a reminder of the reason why my journey began:

I have begun this drawing of the 546 leaves I collected today from the Pacific Spirit Park to represent the 546 children separated from their parents. As a parent and grandparent who loves his children and grandchildren so much this is my way of representing the heartbreak and the anguish being felt by so many families suffering in this tragic story of state supported kidnapping of children. As the drawings continue I will post their progress and will be thinking of each child as I draw every one of these fragile leaves.

the last leaf

February 15, 2021Art, UncategorizedArt, Art studio, every child matters, families belong together, family separation, pencil drawing, Protest Art, separationAndrew Seal View all 8 comments

666+186 Day LIII: the final leaf, the last of the final 9 leaves that end a journey that began on October 22nd last year. I have decided to keep the dates together with the marks from each day that indicate the number of leaves drawn that day, as part of the final piece. Look for the completed work tomorrow. Posting this on Canada’s Family Day is an opportunity to remember the separated children and look forward to the day when those responsible will be held accountable. #families belong together.

18 new leaves of love

February 14, 2021drawing, UncategorizedArt, Art studio, every child matters, families belong together, leaves, pencil drawing, Protest ArtAndrew Seal One comment

666 + 177…in progress – Day LII

18 new leaves lovingly drawn for Valentines Day, and a special leaf from Day XXXVIII.

15 new leaves

February 8, 2021Art, photography, UncategorizedArt, Art studio, every child matters, families belong together, leaves, Pacific Spirit Park, pencil drawing, photography, Protest ArtAndrew Seal View all 2 comments

666+147…in progress – Day LI

From park to post

Today’s Pacific Spirit Park collection

20 new leaves, an executive order and two heroes

February 2, 2021Photo Essay, UncategorizedArt, Capt. Sir Tom Moore, Executive Order, families belong together, family separation, Hero, pencil drawing, President Biden, Protest ArtAndrew Seal One comment

666+132…in progress – Day L with 20 new leaves on a day that gives hope to the children separated from their parents at the US border with the signing of an Executive Order by President Biden establishing an interagency task force for their reunification. His strong words today, including “ work to undo the moral and national shame of the previous administration,” are very welcome.

Today we also remember two heroes, Captain Sir Tom Moore and Capital Police Office Brian Sicknick, may they both rest in peace.

be the light

January 27, 2021Art, UncategorizedArt, holocaust memorial day, humanity, never again, watercolorAndrew Seal Leave a comment

“Be the light in the darkness” is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27th, 2021

From the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust:

“Light a candle and safely put it in your window to remember those who were murdered for who they were; to stand against hatred and prejudice today.”

From Pope Francis:

“To remember is an expression of humanity. To remember is a sign of civility. To remember is a condition for a better future of peace and fraternity.”

Be the light in the darkness today.

15 new leaves

January 21, 2021Art, UncategorizedArt, every child matters, families belong together, pencil drawing, Protest Art, separatedAndrew Seal Leave a comment

666+95…in progress – Day XLVIII

families belong together

home stretch

January 17, 2021Art, UncategorizedArt, bidenharris, every child matters, families belong together, family separation, familyiseverything, Jacob Soboroff, pencil drawing, Protest Art, separatedAndrew Seal Leave a comment

666+80…entering the home stretch, with the hope that home is coming soon for the children so cruelly separated from their parents at the US border by the criminal administration that in three days will be relegated to the dustbin of history.

How reassuring to learn from the interview between Jacob Soboroff and Alicia Menendez on MSNBC in which Ron Klain the Chief of Staff to President-elect Biden states that in the first 10 days he will…

“…fulfill his promises to restore dignity to our immigration system and our border policies, and start the difficult but critical work of reuniting families separated at the border.”

Watch the interview at @jacobsoboroff and make sure to read his book “Separated.”

#familiesbelongtogether

black shirt day

January 15, 2021UncategorizedArt, Art studio, black lives matter, Black Shirt Day, families belong together, Martin Luther King, pencil drawing, Protest ArtAndrew Seal Leave a comment

666+…in progress – Day LXVII with 11 new leaves in the studio today wearing my black shirt in support of this first Black Shirt Day in BC. “The time is always right to do what is right” – Martin Luther King Jr