Part of the Border Wall Project

www.leamccomas.com/border-wall-quilt-project

Here is what Lea McComas begins by stating: “Immigration policy and border security are complex subjects, but important issues that need solutions. Our collection of fiber artworks explores all aspects of these issues in a spirited, but non-threatening way.  We address political, environmental, cultural, and economic factors with the goal of encouraging viewers to engage in conversation that respects and includes all ideas and opinions.”

This piece and the next are very small in actuality, and are included on the “walls” of the project.  As the grandchild of three immigrant grandparents, I know how important it can be to come to a place where there is (or should be) more hope and possibility.The issues we are dealing with at this point do need solutions, but is an actual wall THE solution? Is what ICE is doing now the solution? I do not think so. 

Dayani Cristal was the name tattooed on a Honduran migrant who died while crossing the Arizona desert into the United States in 2010. His body was discovered by border police, and although he had no identification, his tattoo, along with his fingerprints, led to his family identifying him as Dibley Johan Andres-Martinez. His life and tragic death became a humanizing symbol of the migrant crisis, explored in the award-winning documentary Who is Dayani Cristal?.”  https://vimeo.com/136622440    this is supposed to be the English version, but is beginning in Spanish, with English subtitles.   Plex seems to have an English speaking version. I just know I saw it at Ascension and Holy Trinity Episcopal church, must have been 2013, and I was very affected by it.