Today in the United States we recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is unquestionably one of the greatest individuals from our nation. He took a stand not only for what was right and just, but stood by his beliefs. As the pastor in my church touched upon this weekend, Dr. King was a man in his twenties when he started on his publicized path for equality. Surely there were men, other pastors with more experience in life, that could have taken a stand. But Dr. King's calling, what was in his heart perhaps from his relationship with God, was to be a leader in our nation promoting equality for all mankind. Many artists to this day create art based on exposing inequality. I'm sure many of them, even in nations beyond ours, have Dr. King to thank for his inspiration and outspokenness towards social inequality. Dr. King's own words from his " I Have a Dream Speech " touch on his choice to creatively solve the issues we faced. "We must forever conduct our struggle...

"Everywhere I look a highlight in my view. I always seem to see the number 22." For this week's Illustration Friday's topic, "Highlight" I chose to represent something that seems to be highlighted in my vision. It's true, the number 22 seems to be highlighted wherever I look. I don't know what to make of this phenomena, but it helped to expand my collage projects. *Art Work: Highlight 22 by Janet Pahlau