Collage, 13” x 18 3/4” x 1 1/2” oval

Maya Angelou (Marguerite Annie Johnson), writer, born 4 April 1928; died 28 May 2014 - She was a dancer, a singer, an actress, a poet, a writer, a magazine editor, a playwright, a film director as well as a college lecturer, full Professor, and a fearless, outspoken activist. This is Maya in her last year, a beautiful face with a lifetime of wisdom. Done in the style of my mother’s art as a tribute to her wisdom and to all the wonderful women elders who hold the torch light toward the best qualities of humanity.

“…people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~Maya