Self portrait: Black bird
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A sacred animal for my clan is the Warida (Wedge-tailed eagle). Theyhave either black or light brown feathers. I also contemplated the songby Paul McCartney entitled ‘Blackbird’. This song was dedicated toAfro-American women’s experience. McCartney wrote the song afterwitnessing first hand a violent police assault upon a black womanfor sitting in an all-white area while he visited the southern States ofAmerica. His song brought their struggle to a far wider audience. Art is agood vehicle for social change.
Artist statement, 2018A sacred animal for my clan is the Warida (Wedge-tailed eagle). They have either black or light brown feathers. I also contemplated the song by Paul McCartney entitled 'Blackbird'. This song was dedicated to Afro-American women’s experience. McCartney wrote the song after witnessing first hand a violent police assault upon a black woman for sitting in an all-white area while he visited the southern States of America. His song brought their struggle to a far wider audience. Art is a good vehicle for social change.