October 19th, 2006 by: Ashley
Vigil for Kyle Haywood
8″ x 10″ oil on canvas, donated to Kyle Haywood’s family.
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Last night, once again, I found myself on the corner of Cherokee Road and Cherokee Parkway just outside my home. This time it was to attend a vigil for Kyle Haywood, who was killed the night before exactly where we all stood. Kyle’s mother was there at the end of a long line of mostly teens, friends of Kyle’s, waiting to offer their condolences to the grieved woman. I came a bit late, just as the sun was setting, but I was told several people spoke; some about Kyle and others about overcoming violence.
Christopher 2X speaking to local media.
Louisville community activist, Christoper 2x, was also at the vigil and brought a tremendous sense of encouragement to an otherwise sullen mourning. Music, candles, and flowers clashed against clunky tripods for massive local news cameras with invasively bright lights. Overall, it was certainly a much needed bad-karma-cleansing of a morbidly tarnished spot. Hopefully this new memory of “the spot” will trump the old.
On a brighter note, I hear from a very reliable source that the second victim of this shooting is improving.
4 Comments
October 19th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Ashley,
Wow, your work is amazing….so sorry that it was discovered through a horrific event a block from my home of 24 years. I found myself explaining away to fellow business associates how this happened in our beloved neighborhood. People park all day long in front of my house, I don’t know them and will probably never see them again, it is the nature of living in such a diverse area. 99% of the time the visitors are not a problem so why would we expect beat cops patroling our streets……peering into our lives….The information released is so sketchy. Just wish that the gunman would emerge so we could get some answers. Ashley, don’t move – stay and continue posting amazing art of our wonderful neighborhood. Peace.
December 7th, 2006 at 1:38 am
As always, I am really intrigued with your paintings. I know that behind each sketch and each brush stroke, there lies a rich story. By pulling them all together in your blog is one effective way of grabbing every visitor’s attention.
John
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I just came across your web site and I needed to let you know how much I appreciated the Painting. So many people in your neighborhood have been so supportive of my family during this tragedy. I want to thank you and the whole neighborhood and I want you to know I treasure your painting.
Thank you
March 18th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Quite a social ministry you’ve combined with your art. The image of Christoper 2X is stunning–I hope he has seen it. I hope to see more of your work. Brava!
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