ACTION OF THE DAY: Put the Polaris Project hotline number in your phone: 1-888-373-7888 Text to BeFree (233733) (Also known as the National Human Trafficking Resource Center HOTLINE) Call this hotline to Report situations of possible exploitation Call to find an emergency shelter, legal services, and counseling if you are being exploited Call to ask …
Day 18: David Torres
Day 18: David Torres Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches / 6 x 9 cm Medium: charcoal Available for purchase? YES 1) What inspired this piece? Langs-Mello and his photography. 2) Why did you give it that title? That is the name of the model. 3) Did you use a photo reference or model? Yes. I …
When life gives you… waterfalls from your ceiling!
Waterfalls from the Ceiling & Arting with Nature I was dressed up with no where to go on a beautiful sunny day, and so I thought it was the perfect chance to get in a mini photo shoot with my newest painting series. Why was I dressed up with no where to go? I was …
31 Day Challenge for Human Trafficking Awareness
I am re-boosting and re-issuing the 31 Day Challenge! DUN DUN DUN DUN…. DUN DUN DUN DUN! What’s the 31 Day Challenge? Well, Trade of Innocents put together a great (and super easy!) list of 31 easy little tasks that you can do that will help aid the fight against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery. Anyone …
Day 17: Yearning Love
Day 17: Yearning Love Size: 5 x 7 inches / 13 x 18 cm Medium: watercolor and black acrylic paint Available for purchase? YES 1) What inspired this piece? Love! And my love for creating silhouette paintings. 2) Why did you give it that title? Because some types of love are the kind that creates …
“5 Spreads You Should Add to Your Bullet Journal!” by Brianna Hatcher
Hi everyone! My name is Brianna Hatcher and I am the voice of the blog Morning Coffee and Truth, and today I’d like to talk about one of my newest obsessions; bullet journaling! If you’ve been on Pinterest or Instagram, you’ve probably heard of this new trend. It’s exploding all over the internet! If you’re …
Create What Inspires You
“Create what inspires you.” “We do not find ourselves. We create ourselves.” Create what inspires you! That doesn’t just include your latest artistic creation. That could be the person you want to be, the kind of life you want to have, the kind of future you want to live. Living is an act of creation. …
Blog Schedule
Hi friends! Thank you for stopping by blog. If you have been here before, you may notice many changes. I have been in the process of completely revamping my blogging platform and trying to make it better and more interesting for you to read! September 1st will be my official re-launch date with new posts …
2017 Liebster Award Nominations
While I have been in a flurry of activity, including re-organizing and preparing new content to re-launch this blog, I received a wonderful message: my blog has been nominated for the Liebster Award! That’s great! Only, I didn’t know what the Liebster Award was. (Insert terrible embarrassed face here!) Newbie blogger me, I had no …
International Women’s Day 2016
Happy International Women’s Day! In honor and recognition of the women still fighting for their freedom, Polaris posted this image with these statistics: 11.4 women and girls are victims of human trafficking globally. 84% of survivors who have called the NHTRC are women. 18 countries have been provided training and technical assistance by Polaris …
