Visual art has the power to create another level of connection between people and the subject matter. The human brain has an "out of sight out of mind" tendency. If you don't have children their needs can be forgotten. But they are an important part of our lives even if we don't have any under our care. My pieces, I hope, will remind us of the plights of some of the forgotten kids in the state of Arkansas. It is a place I hold dear to my heart and where there is great need.