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Kamala Harris was being sworn in as the first female Vice-President of the United States of America, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe feminine Captain America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe symbolism is as bold and strong as the women who deserve to be at the table where all the decisions are being made.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYoung girls now have Vice President Kamala Harris as an example of what is possible for them. They can see themselves in her reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMixed media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e48\" x 60\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Transcenders: A Vision Superior to 20\/20 series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe most commercially successful superhero stories often feature men as their lead. It's an image of power that is rarely extended to women. This idea has been perpetuated throughout the media for centuries.⁠\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe imagery of paper dolls represents the cultural view that girls and women are two-dimensional objects subject to the whims of others. Meanwhile, superheroes are looked to as leaders and decision-makers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHaynes’ wanted to turn these ideas around and place young girls in positions of leadership. By painting them as superheroes it celebrates the power within them to shift the culture and the society they have been born into.⁠ Like all women of today, they seek equality and the need to be seen for all they are. Haynes’ intent is for the viewer to feel her power, her confidence and to recognize her birthright; her human right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe young girls in this series are from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theartofcourage.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTchukudu Kids Home\u003c\/a\u003e in the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping quotes available upon request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31928436883529,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-artist-2549.jpg?v=1613753692"},{"product_id":"amity","title":"Amity","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eAbout Amity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eChildren in DRC are often treated as commodities. Disposable labourers. Invisible soldiers. Their human rights violated daily as they face exposure to violence, sexual violence, poverty and the inability to access food and clean water.⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis work says these children are not invisible. They are not a commodity. They matter. They count. They deserve to take up space. I see them. We see them. And they deserve big beautiful lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e42\"x60\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMixed media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Transcenders: A Vision Superior to 20\/20 series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe most commercially successful superhero stories often feature men as their lead. It's an image of power that is rarely extended to women. This idea has been perpetuated throughout the media for centuries.⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe imagery of paper dolls represents the cultural view that girls and women are two-dimensional objects subject to the whims of others. Meanwhile, superheroes are looked to as leaders and decision-makers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHaynes’ wanted to turn these ideas around and place young girls in positions of leadership. By painting them as superheroes it celebrates the power within them to shift the culture and the society they have been born into.⁠ Like all women of today, they seek equality and the need to be seen for all they are. Haynes’ intent is for the viewer to feel her power, her confidence and to recognize her birthright; her human right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe young girls in this series are from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theartofcourage.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTchukudu Kids Home\u003c\/a\u003e in the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShipping quotes available upon request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31945626583113,"sku":"","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-artist-2523.jpg?v=1613753642"},{"product_id":"luminous","title":"Luminous","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eAbout Luminous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI began reworking a painting I had begun a few months earlier the day after the United States Presidential Inauguration. With tears running down my face and a lump stuck in my throat, I listened to the words of grace and courage by Amanda Gorman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShe is the age of my own children.  She represents potential and hope for our global future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs she spoke \"a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming President\", I thought of the 140 children cared for at the Tchukudu Kids Home.  I want all the world’s children to have such big dreams. Making sure they have the support, infrastructure and opportunities to fulfill those dreams rest on all our shoulders.  We can all do better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen day comes we step out of the shade,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eaflame and unafraid,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe new dawn blooms as we free it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor there is always light,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eif only we're brave enough to see it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf only we're brave enough to be it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e- excerpt from 'The Hill We Climb' by Amanda Gorman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e42\" x 60\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emixed media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout The Transcenders: A Vision Superior to 20\/20 series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe most commercially successful superhero stories often feature men as their lead. It's an image of power that is rarely extended to women. This idea has been perpetuated throughout the media for centuries.⁠\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe imagery of paper dolls represents the cultural view that girls and women are two-dimensional objects subject to the whims of others. Meanwhile, superheroes are looked to as leaders and decision-makers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHaynes’ wanted to turn these ideas around and place young girls in positions of leadership. By painting them as superheroes it celebrates the power within them to shift the culture and the society they have been born into.⁠ Like all women of today, they seek equality and the need to be seen for all they are. Haynes’ intent is for the viewer to feel her power, her confidence and to recognize her birthright; her human right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe young girls in this series are from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theartofcourage.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTchukudu Kids Home\u003c\/a\u003e in the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShipping quotes available upon request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31953997791305,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-artist-2453.jpg?v=1613753543"},{"product_id":"unity","title":"Unity","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Unity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen I\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epainted the yellow circle I liked it but did not know where to go from there. I did some research and found nostalgic images of the superhero The Flash in front of a big yellow circle.  And then I came across the flag of Zaire.  Zaire was once the name for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was a green field with a big yellow circle, and an arm carrying a torch. It suddenly became clear as to where this piece was meant to go. The past, present and future are all represented in this piece, with Zaire’s flag, DRC’s flag below it, and the solution to a better life: Equality through UNITY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMixed media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e42\" x 60\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout The Transcenders: A Vision Superior to 20\/20 series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe most commercially successful superhero stories often feature men as their lead. It's an image of power that is rarely extended to women. This idea has been perpetuated throughout the media for centuries.⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe imagery of paper dolls represents the cultural view that girls and women are two-dimensional objects subject to the whims of others. Meanwhile, superheroes are looked to as leaders and decision-makers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHaynes’ wanted to turn these ideas around and place young girls in positions of leadership. By painting them as superheroes it celebrates the power within them to shift the culture and the society they have been born into.⁠ Like all women of today, they seek equality and the need to be seen for all they are. Haynes’ intent is for the viewer to feel her power, her confidence and to recognize her birthright; her human right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe young girls in this series are from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theartofcourage.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTchukudu Kids Home\u003c\/a\u003e in the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShipping quotes available upon request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31958368583753,"sku":"","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-artist-2501.jpg?v=1614099250"},{"product_id":"wall-of-courage-adele","title":"Wall of Courage: Adele","description":"\u003cp\u003eOwn a piece of history by collecting the elements of the iconic \u003cem\u003eWall of Courage\u003c\/em\u003e and help in the fight to reduce poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Wall of Courage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall of Courage\u003c\/em\u003e is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit and a testimony to humankind’s disposition for benevolence. This pivotal piece is the culmination of 25 years on a creative journey that has led Haynes down a path where she has witnessed unrelenting and overwhelming circumstances. This breathtaking homage to these Congolese children illuminates the dire situation faced by countless youth in our world today. The scale of the artwork embodies our obligation of upholding human dignity while working toward the betterment of our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e selling these pieces we plan to support the building the additional 3 classrooms on The Jonathan Holiday School in Goma, DR Congo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24\" x 36\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31958410756169,"sku":"","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-wall-of-courage-adele.jpg?v=1615569615"},{"product_id":"mother-earths-children","title":"Mother Earth's Children","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout 'Mother Earth's Children'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI see the children as extensions of the earth. There is no beginning or end between the two. They are one and the same. Our natural human state. The children of the village are suffering; you can see it in their worm-filled, bloated bellies and their thin limbs.  They are loved as deeply as any parent loves their child. However, life expectancy is one of the lowest in the world on Idjwi Island.  All of the families have lost children in their homes. Don’t be fooled and think this is something you could adapt to and expect. The loss is equal. The courage to endure is greater. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMixed Media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e72”x40\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSource image was captured by Lucienne Fazili Luanda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout 'The Future of the Past' series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI met the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003ey people of Idjwi Island six years ago. I heard from Kizungu, Director of Operations at World’s Collide and born on Idjwi Island, how badly the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e community was suffering from lack of food, poor housing conditions, no means to send their children to school, and no medical help. When I met them they spoke about these things but they also told me how the surrounding communities treated them like animals. They were clearly frustrated and hurt. Cultural myths about “others” are deeply rooted in most societies. What I felt from the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e people is that they just wanted to be treated the same as everyone else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKizungu, members of adjacent World’s Collide projects, and I began helping by providing garden hoes so they could grow food more efficiently. Then a year later we began helping them by providing a stipend of basic food needs for their village. The children were also invited to join the temporary school being built on the island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDue to these interactions, the larger community has now accepted this marginalized group of people into the fold of the larger community. They are learning beside one another. They are growing food and working to build the permanent school together. Recently when the Chief's son died, the leaders from the surrounding Bantu community travelled to the Chief’s village to pay their respects… something that had never been done before.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSince the first day I shook hands and hugged this group of people I wanted to do more for them. The most basic tool I have is to paint those I want to help. So, I began painting from images taken by Lucienne (former Tchukudu child) late in 2020. The paintings slowly evolved into paintings of worship.  I am honouring this indigenous group of people the best way I know how. I bow down to their connection to the earth… one that most of us have lost complete attachment to. They live simple lives and when they have food, shelter and hope for a brighter future they live in complete joy. They are creative; from their pottery to their song and dance, they have a spirit that is unlike anything I have witnessed or experienced before. My longing is deep to be with them again.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe should be ashamed of ourselves for letting a culture so rich in history and knowledge be left to suffer from a consumption obsessed world, that has ripped the forests down; the place where they originally lived and flourished. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39250536038473,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-artist-2677.jpg?v=1614704433"},{"product_id":"madonna-and-child","title":"Madonna and Child","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Madonna and Child\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInspired by a photograph \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof a mother (Jaone) and her child taken by \u003c\/span\u003eLucienne, a former Tchukudu Kid originally from Idjwi island. The resemblance of the historically represented Madonna and Child was evident in its pose and intimacy. When I began painting and integrating the photographic imagery on a canvas that was tall like a stain-glassed window I began seeing the direction I needed to take it. The halo, the cosmic rays, gold leafing and bee symbolism led me to create a painting of worship. The Indigenous people on Idjwi have been pushed out of their natural way of life by deforestation. Deforestation has been devastating to their food chain and the medicinal plants they once relied on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am honouring the mother in this work of art as we have the virgin Mary for centuries in the western world. We must look to those who have the insights and connection with mother earth in order to find a way past the dire direction we are heading in environmentally, socially and historically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMixed Media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e72”x40\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSource image captured by Lucienne Fazili Luanda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout 'The Future of the Past' series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI met the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e people of Idjwi Island six years ago. I heard from Kizungu, Director of Operations at World’s Collide and born on Idjwi Island, how badly the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e community was suffering from lack of food, poor housing conditions, no means to send their children to school, and no medical help. When I met them they spoke about these things but they also told me how the surrounding communities treated them like animals. They were clearly frustrated and hurt. Cultural myths about “others” are deeply rooted in most societies. What I felt from the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e people is that they just wanted to be treated the same as everyone else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKizungu, members of adjacent World’s Collide projects, and I began helping by providing garden hoes so they could grow food more efficiently. Then a year later we began helping them by providing a stipend of basic food needs for their village. The children were also invited to join the temporary school being built on the island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDue to these interactions, the larger community has now accepted this marginalized group of people into the fold of the larger community. They are learning beside one another. They are growing food and working to build the permanent school together. Recently when the Chief's son died, the leaders from the surrounding Bantu community travelled to the Chief’s village to pay their respects… something that had never been done before.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSince the first day I shook hands and hugged this group of people I wanted to do more for them. The most basic tool I have is to paint those I want to help. So, I began painting from images taken by Lucienne (former Tchukudu child) late in 2020. The paintings slowly evolved into paintings of worship.  I am honouring this indigenous group of people the best way I know how. I bow down to their connection to the earth… one that most of us have lost complete attachment to. They live simple lives and when they have food, shelter and hope for a brighter future they live in complete joy. They are creative; from their pottery to their song and dance, they have a spirit that is unlike anything I have witnessed or experienced before. My longing is deep to be with them again.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe should be ashamed of ourselves for letting a culture so rich in history and knowledge be left to suffer from a consumption obsessed world, that has ripped the forests down; the place where they originally lived and flourished. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39250562023497,"sku":"","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-2760.jpg?v=1614707989"},{"product_id":"universal-love","title":"The Universal Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Universal Language\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis image of Lagriza and Fancy, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eone of the oldest couples from an Indigenous \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMbuti Village, was \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecaptured by Lucienne, a former Tchukudu kid originally from Idjwi Island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe image is spectacular and I knew instantly I would make a painting built from its structure.  What it shows so deeply is love: the universal language. The answer to all the world's problems.  I wanted to honour the power of love, lasting love, the kind of love that only needs to exist in order to feel whole and at peace.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe flowers are native to Idjwi Island. The foliage is so lush and tropical I wanted the viewer to feel the utopia that this sacred place represents. It is otherworldly, a place we can see and feel if we stand still and notice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMixed Media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e72”x40\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSource image captured by Lucienne Fazili Luanda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout 'The Future of the Past' series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI met the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e people of Idjwi Island six years ago. I heard from Kizungu, Director of Operations at World’s Collide and born on Idjwi Island, how badly the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e community was suffering from lack of food, poor housing conditions, no means to send their children to school, and no medical help. When I met them they spoke about these things but they also told me how the surrounding communities treated them like animals. They were clearly frustrated and hurt. Cultural myths about “others” are deeply rooted in most societies. What I felt from the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Pygmy)\u003c\/span\u003e people is that they just wanted to be treated the same as everyone else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKizungu, members of adjacent World’s Collide projects, and I began helping by providing garden hoes so they could grow food more efficiently. Then a year later we began helping them by providing a stipend of basic food needs for their village. The children were also invited to join the temporary school being built on the island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDue to these interactions, the larger community has now accepted this marginalized group of people into the fold of the larger community. They are learning beside one another. They are growing food and working to build the permanent school together. Recently when the Chief's son died, the leaders from the surrounding Bantu community travelled to the Chief’s village to pay their respects… something that had never been done before.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince the first day I shook hands and hugged this group of people I wanted to do more for them. The most basic tool I have is to paint those I want to help. 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My longing is deep to be with them again.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe should be ashamed of ourselves for letting a culture so rich in history and knowledge be left to suffer from a consumption obsessed world, that has ripped the forests down; the place where they originally lived and flourished. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39250607931465,"sku":"","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-2779.jpg?v=1614716030"},{"product_id":"unfurled","title":"Unfurled","description":"\u003cp\u003eI believe that the most certain way for our world to recover environmentally, economically and socially, is to support, empower, and educate young girls; and yet females continue to face inequality, violence and fear, especially in developing countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThrough her work, Haynes suggests these children have the potential to realize their most ambitious dreams, if only they are given the privilege of opportunity. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eThis woman has seemingly fallen victim to a society that chooses not to support equality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed media\u003cbr\u003e120\" x 60\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA portion of the proceeds from the sale of this piece will go directly to help the women and children of DR Congo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Haynes Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39260503670857,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1165\/4217\/products\/heather-haynes-artist-8571.jpg?v=1620492906"},{"product_id":"dont-tell-me","title":"She Makes Her Own Rules","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation.” This is also true for empowerment. 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