On Death Row: Creating Art from Pain

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September 28, 2017

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Our brokenness is also the source of our common humanity, the basis for our shared search for comfort, meaning, and healing. Our shared vulnerability and imperfection nurtures and sustains our capacity for compassion.

- Bryant Stevenson -

On Death Row: Creating Art from Pain

"American Buddhist artist, Moyo, studies the image of the Buddha using a multitude of mediums. Purposeful strokes of prison-issued watercolor paint, jewel-toned ink, colored pencil, and crayon all come together to manifest his unique vision of the Buddha almost always depicted with a delicate smile. He does this from his cell in solitary confinement, smaller than the average parking space, where he has sat on death row for the last sixteen years. Despite the 5,000 miles between them, Moyo and pen pal Maria Jain have come together to showcase his series of portraits in the exhibition Buddhas on Death Row." She shares more about their remarkable collaboration and brings Moyo's words, art, and the spirit behind them to light here. { read more }

Be The Change

Reach out to someone whose voice currently may not be heard. Take time to listen to their story. If so inspired, you can send Maria and Moyo a message of appreciation here. { more }

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