tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148439140471202772.post5746325936810985362..comments2021-07-21T19:35:23.618-04:00Comments on Strata....by Susan Lenz: Knight Riders, Decision Portrait SeriesSusan Lenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13828597703914908801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148439140471202772.post-9753202728624317592010-06-16T08:33:10.543-04:002010-06-16T08:33:10.543-04:00Hi!
Thanks for the comment here! It was actually ...Hi!<br />Thanks for the comment here! It was actually the Aryan Nation that I was looking for when I posted Neo-Nazi on my Decision Portrait "wish list". They exist here too. In fact, about four or five years ago they paraded down our Main Street straight to the capitol building. Ordinarily, I'd NEVER attend such a thing but Alex was determined to go. I went with him to make sure he didn't do something totally stupid. It was hard to believe that men wearing swastika armbands were goosestepping down the middle of the street, woman and children were raising their arms while chanting "Sich Heil!", and the police were arresting the rowdy teenagers throwing cans who didn't have their mothers there to prevent them from getting into trouble. My eyes must have been the size of saucers. My heart was numb, not knowing how to feel. It was stunning, utterly shocking. It was their right to parade. They had a permit. I told myself over and over again, "America is a great country! Only here can this sort of thing happen. If I want my rights respected"....well.....you know the rest! Later, when stitching the Decision Portrait Pro Choice, I meet with the parents of the young man whose photo and life were used for Patriot. This was in my studio. The Pro Choice piece was on my table, needle threaded. I got a chance to explain the series to them. The father looked at the Pro Choice piece and said, "I would have tried to talk her out of it. My son would have tried too but he also died for her right to make this decision because in this country she has this right and it must be protected....no matter what". I stitched Knight Riders in the exact same place....right there at my studio table....and told myself, "It is their choice and their right. I live in a great country."Susan Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828597703914908801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148439140471202772.post-29250371466769122262010-06-15T21:46:41.990-04:002010-06-15T21:46:41.990-04:00It is so amazing to me that the KKK is still activ...It is so amazing to me that the KKK is still active, even though I know it is. Your portrait definitely affirms that and my reaction is numbness. I find it difficult to process that because of color this is still active. I am not sure why I am numb as in our area we have the Aryian Nations becoming active again.lindacreateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649177865914580565noreply@blogger.com