Tag: art

Hope and Freedom Through Art

HOPE AND FREEDOM THROUGH ART An Innovative Art Show to Open Prison Art Expresses Hope and Freedom   An Art Show giving expression to the creative spirit and the desire for expression which is at the heart of each person, Hope and Freedom Through Art, will display the work being done by the men and […]

Ohio Arts Council Exhibits Prison Art

Ohio Arts Council Exhibits Prison Art Back in December I posted a brief article on prisoner art.   The indomitable human spirit fascinates me and prison art is amazing.  The body may be imprisoned but the mind and spirit can not be confined.  Art, besides giving expression to inner self, is therapeutic.  Recognizing that great art […]

Is Your Mind Free to Roam?

Is Your Mind Free to Roam?   About twenty years ago I read a book on POW survival stories; one resonates with me still.   It was about a man who painted pictures with his blood and carved scenery by scratching the wood around him with his finger nails.  When rescued he told his amazed liberators, […]