Visions of Hope has now been involved with art received from adults in custody (AIC) for over 15 years. We went from, “We don’t do art” to, “We enhance the lives of the AIC and the Otino Waa kids at the same time.” The Lord was the original artist, so […]
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By AIC Artist Yohannes Tesfay After struggling for some time, this piece became a double image, which I struggled to complete. I just couldn’t find a stopping point. The outcome of it reminded me of the Rorschach Inkblot test we take coming into prison. It is supposed to help determine
By AIC Artist Y. Tesfay This piece is from a childhood memory of wild African dogs, which used to terrify me whenever I had to go to the market in Sudan early in the morning. My older brother at that time was coming into his teenage years and wanted to
By an Anonymous AIC Used to take what was yours and call it mine, All for the love of a little white line, Couldn’t drive too fast in a stolen car, Or spend enough of your money at the corner bar. I never listened to the sound of a Liberty
by AIC Artist Jeremy Allen About this piece- it was in the making for a very long time. Originally conceived in 2019 by Vision of Hope’s representative, Tina Judkins, as she gave me a photograph from a trip she took to a sports event in Seattle. It took a while
By AIC Artist J. Gibbs I always enjoy drawing / painting hummingbirds. They are so majestic looking and happen to be one of the few good and peaceful memories of my childhood. My first memory of a hummingbird was from one of the foster homes I was in. The house
by AIC J. Gibbs As I drew this, I found multiple things coming to mind. I just had a regular bear in mind at first, but then it became a polar bear. What really took me by surprise was that it immediately reminded me of the joke I once heard.
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By AIC B. Hessel PRAYER: What steps can I take to lift myself and my fellow incarcerated brothers up as we seek to better ourselves in prison? JESUS: My dear friend, I understand that you and your fellow incarcerated brothers are seeking to better yourselves, and I commend you for
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By AIC Brian J. I have shared with you a few of the entries into my God Talking Journal, which is my daily writings where I listen for God’s voice and write what I hear. I hope you have enjoyed them. I picked two more and hope you find value
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by AIC Brooklyn S Almost everyone you could talk to behind bars is impatient to get out of prison, and I’m no exception. If I hadn’t become incarcerated, I think I’d be dead by now. Certainly dead in spirit. Too long had my focus been chasing the next buzz or
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