"After the Incident" signed print

Artist: Cynthia Potter
Medium: Giclée signed print (signed on back), unframed
Size: 6.75 x 20"
About the art: Print from acrylic wash on wood painting. This was inspired by a local crime in Asheville, NC in which the victims were found in the river. Despite the macabre inspiration, the imagery really stems from a longing for home and touches on the Puerto Rican diaspora struggles. I spent my childhood (age 4-18) in Puerto Rico, but have been living in the States since 1986. Regardless, I continue to have a deep longing for my childhood home, even as I love my current North Carolina mountain home.
About the artist: Puerto Rico is my childhood home; I lived there from the time I was 4 years old until I went off to college, Carlos & I got married there, and we have gone back to visit my home as often as we can. The nature and people of the island has been a constant source of inspiration to me. Hurricane Maria has destroyed many of the places I played and lived in. Fortunately, my father and stepmother fared the storm well. Though still without power, they are some of the lucky ones. So many others have not been so fortunate.