I didn't coin the term,
but it fits me.
It's a person who combines
their art with their activism.
In my case, I create art
and give it away to causes I care about,
or I sell it
to donate the money to causes I care about.
It started when Trump was elected,
and I painted this:
The original is hanging in my art room,
but I sold prints
and donated the money (plus more)
to political candidates
across the country
who vowed to address (with legislation) the climate crisis.
Then I worked as an activist
on campaign finance reform.
I painted our capitol building in Charleston
in watercolor and pastel...
and gave prints to legislators
who supported our resolution.
In 2020, I had an art show in my front yard
for Hilary Turner
who was running against Carol F*ing Miller
and sold 30 acrylic florals
through an online auction,
and was able to donate to Hilary,
the Huntington Food Bank,
and Little Victories Animal Shelter.
Since my political activism was going nowhere,
I decided to focus on helping my community.
To support tourism in my state,
I painted a map of West Virginia
and had it manufactured into puzzles.
In 2022, I held an art show
of plant paintings in
watercolor and acrylic
and donated the proceeds to Ukraine.
My latest challenge
is combining my desire to help children learn to read
and my love of creating art.
Proceeds from the
Places We Love, the Best Part's Inside Art Show
and Reception
will benefit the new
Huntington Children's Museum Literacy Center.
Thanks for following along,
Linda
