Art is my little bit of freedom

Source Chicago Reader
Original Load Date June 19, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Last Updated June 19, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/inside-voices/artmaking-illinois-prison/

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My journey into art began as a little boy with my mother. She was, in many ways, not a good mother. We kids had to fend for ourselves, enduring physical, mental, and sexual abuse from the people in her life. I have a lot of physical and mental scars from that time. Yet, some of my best memories are ...