SISTER IT
SYMBOLISM OF COLORS TEAL: World Liberty POWER PINK: Feminine Power for Women’s Rights GREEN:Original Framers of the Constitution for the People by the People DARK GREENbkgrd: Repression of Women’s & LGBTQIA Equal Rights GOLD: Future Generations for the Preservation of the Planet, Clean Air, Water for a Sustainable Natural World
SYMBOLISM OF ELEMENTS TORCH: Beacon of Truth & Justice ETERNAL FLAME: Pursuit of Peaceful Justice Honoring ALL Fallen Soldiers, Veterans and Current Military Service Men and Women LARGE FEMALE SYMBOL: Honoring Past Pioneering Feminist Activists LARGE MALE SYMBOL: Honoring Founding Fathers & Male Civil Rights Leaders of the 20th Century FELINE FACE: Fierce Feminine Power of All Women Prowling Day and Night for the Right to Control Health & Lifetime Decisions PINK CAP: Women's World Liberty March 2017 PINK CAP EARS: Hear ALL of Our Lives! HAIR: Waves of Change CROWN: Truth & Equality WHISKERS: Sensing and Confronting Corrupt Politicians NOSE: Identifying Centrist Candidates Supporting Equal Rights, National Health Care, Sustainable Energy, Infrastructure, Education and Immigration HAND/PAWS: Collaborative World Feminist Unity for Change TABLET: 21st Century Human Rights CampaignsHEART LINE: Women’s Enduring Quest for Mother Earth Collaboration GOWN:Honoring History of Statue of Liberty SOL BASE ACTION LINES: Honoring a Multicultural World All Races, Religions and Cultures Supporting Human RightsFEMALE FIST SYMBOLS: Honoring Present & Future Women's Activists for Non Violent Civil Rights Protests GENDER SYMBOLS: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Community Activists MALE FIST SYMBOLS:Male Alliance Support Contributions Pink Cap Crowned Cat Female Symbol: Birth of FANG, FEMINIST ACTIVISM NOW GO™
ABOUT
ARTIST: GREG ALAN JANKOWSKI
Title: SISTER IT
Honoring World Feminine Unity for Change™ Environmental Activist Artist Greg Alan Jankowski in collaboration with FANG, Feminist Activism Now Go™ provides local and national organizations with collaborative creative content supporting outreach and fundraising efforts which support Human Rights, Community Health and Service Organizations, Arts and Sciences Education, Sustainable Clean Energy and Equal Rights Immigration Initiatives.
INSPIRATION OF SISTER IT
This is a story about a brother and sister from Ohio who shared a dream of brighter tomorrows and adventurous lives to be lived fully, completely and originally their own. This is their story.
Julie and Greg were siblings coming of age when young dreams began to shed light during a time in the late 70's when most believed a Georgia peanut farmer could not be a leader with conviction and strength, while women were continuing the struggle to be recognized as equals. The 80's brought on tides of historical east and west cheers unifying hopeful crowds to shout, "tear down that wall" with a unified symbolism allowing those near and far to envision their own potential to take the open road toward democracy and personal freedoms.
Separated by only 18 months, Julie and Greg began to identify adulthood and hope for much more on the horizon with Julie adventuring a great discovery and love for France and her soon to be worldly husband. She just somehow knew her destiny was written for hers to discover while a younger brother desperately was hoping to find half the will, half the ambition and even just half the determination to somehow find his own hero's adventure. Julie Marie Jankowski was my sister, best friend, my mentor and my first employer commissioning me as a artist with my first official sign painting project. She was my first adventurer hero and business mentor and she just happened to be my sister. She was one of the reasons I was able to believe in the possibility of "what if" as an artist.
Through the late eighties and most of the 90's I shared directly and later observed in amazement from a far her grand spirit and unrelenting work ethic and continued to be inspired by a sister I called my very special own. She had that "IT" factor all sewn up and I was the benefactor loving and devouring the table scraps of the demonstrations of focus, determination, and fortitude which I could never doubt or tire of with the inspirational mentoring life force she bestowed upon me.
That first adventure as an artist? As it turns out my first mentor (my sister) Julie was doing her first college campus student marketing promotion and she asked her younger brother (me) the inspiring artist to offer her my hand with her first of many future marketing projects. She wanted me to create a rainbow colored hot air balloon with a basket able to carry anyone who dare to climb aboard to discover unchartered heights with their own hero's adventure, while emphasizing the importance of being a part of something larger than ourselves. I created that first poster for her and filled it with a rainbow balloon full of colors filled with hope and guided by lines of courage connected just right, and as I finished I gleaned with pride and bubbled with emotional confident truth. I was just 17.
I'm an Artist. That's who I am. I'm an Artist!
Julie was my hero from the day we first ran together throughout our daring teens until the day she left this earth floating away suddenly leaving not only that colorful balloon but a secure life basket of gifts which carry me still to this day. On my birthday January 22nd, 2012 My Sister, Julie Marie Peyrin-Jankowski passed away leaving her family and myself to recognize only later after the initial sorrow that there are no promises for tomorrow, but only colorful heartfelt today's which can bring light and a bit of wondrous potential to an open adventurous life of hope and sharing love along the way.
January 21st, 2017 The day women marched in unity around the world "SISTER IT" was born and has become my everlasting tribute to not just my first life mentor and sister Julie, but a tribute to all women in their pursuit to discover and live a life of a hero's true adventure filled with colorful unknown heights and uncharted adventure."
SISTER IT TITLE TRIBUTE
IN TRIBUTE TO MY SISTER AND ALL WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD, WITH SPECIAL MENTION FOR THOSE WHO GIVE BACK AND GUIDE THE HOPEFUL EAGER YOUNG
SISTER IT PAINTING
DEDICATED TO MY DEAR MOTHER AND LOVING WIFE
To my mom Irene Celia Borgert-Jankowski for all the earth there will never be a more caring compassionate daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
To my loving wife Ingrid Reyes-Jankowski her heartfelt love and devotion shines a feminine spirit of strength and hope beyond compare. Her work ethic, honesty, compassion and brilliant career is well deserved, as a brilliant loving woman from Honduras who immigrated to this country and has contributed great things to this free and open society we call the Untied States of America. She is an inspiration to me and all those who know her as a true American immigrant success story.
Presenting Artist
GREG ALAN JANKOWSKI and the offering of:
SISTER IT™
Women's World Liberty March 2017 Commemorative Poster 11x14
*Original Work 24x30 Acrylic on Canvas
Conceived on January 21st 2017