A cultural interlude

Sketch for “Call to Prayer”, 2005, Acrylic on paper

“When you’re 15, I’ll give you a thousand dollars or a car. That will be your stake. With that, you’re on your own.”

That was what my sister and I were told pretty much every week of our lives. When I turned 15 in 1980, I was worried how I was going to make a living on my own. My mom had already made me …