Playing with graphics!

" The Mother Hale project really allowed me to play with different materials and graphics! It was the first time I tried cut paper since I was about 10. The graphics just felt right for this project and I wanted to create a sensitive and soft piece by mixing in watercolors as well.  This piece illustrates a  quote taken from a Ewe proverb, "A bird that survives infancy will survive adulthood." -Danielle

To read more about Mother Clara Hale :

Clara Hale had been living in Harlem since the 1960's, working as a domestic cleaner at night and taking care of foster children during the day in her small apartment. She witnessed firsthand the crisis taking place in her neighborhood and when her daughter brought her a baby found in the arms of a heroin addict at the park, she found it impossible to turn away. She quickly became known locally for her willingness to help and within two months, 22 drug infected infants resided at her home. Despite the general culture of fear about AIDS at the time, Hale was unafraid. She saw these "crack babies" as simply more children to help with her standard remedy of a song and a hug. Over the next decade, she would come to help hundreds more children and their parents, often fostering until addicted parents could successfully rehabilitate and then reunite with their families.

Her efforts earned her the nickname "Mother" Hale.