Artist Statement

Title: My Children

Name: Edgar Garabito

I chose to make this artwork out of a TAG bottle and some white and black paint, because I wanted to make an authentic piece of folk art. I drew my grandma in white with five children and on the other side I drew Harriet Tubman with five slaves which she considers her children. Harriet Tubman is the biggest figure on the white side; she is painted black, as well as the slaves. My grandma, Beatriz Garabito, is the biggest figure on the black side painted white, as well as her children. I chose to make this artwork the way it is because I felt like My Grandma and Harriet Tubman had the same love for there children/slaves, and found a good way to show that.