Title of Art Piece: TRAIL OF TEARS
Category: Mixed Media
Student/Artist’s Name: Joyce Osborne
School: American Charter Academy
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement: Mixed Media 4″h x 7″w x 11″l My inspiration for this project was all of the pain and suffering that the Cherokee tribe (as well as many other tribes) had to go through. One of the events on the trail that stood out the most to me was when someone died and another would bury the person and put a flower on their grave. The flowers symbolized the tribes’ love for their deceased family members. Joyce Osborne, March 8, 2012