In June of 2020, sitting in my living room in the midst of the isolation of Covid and much unrest in my country, I saw a photo and story about a three-year-old boy, shot and killed in his car seat on his way home from a barbershop haircut. I was moved to sculpt his portrait, to honor and see him.  His story led me to see stories of other children lost to gun violence.  The loss of this child inspired the creation a gun violence awareness program - See Me Children - consisting of the sculptures, an Instagram and hosted exhibitions.

Barbara Brown

Two ather children were also sculpted; each inspired and modeled from a single photo in a news story.  The sculptures were cast in bronze and mounted on steel bases to create enduring statements that these children were seen.  

The Instagram @seemechildren tells the stories of children lost to gun violence from the child’s perspective, simple and direct

A presentation of the sculptures and instagram stories is available for exhibition.