I, like millions of people, watched in horror at the events of Sept. 11, 2001 as they occurred on my television. The agony of all those people seared my soul. As I meditated and prayed, this poem formed in my mind.
In the weeks after 9/11, I walked the streets surrounding Ground Zero. There were many makeshift memorials created on many street corners. These two memorials caught my attention.
After seeing the attacks of 9/11 on TV in 2001, Celestine feared for the future, and felt that the world was coming to an end. Since then, his dream was to come up with a project to show how these attacks happened, using his skill as a craftsman.
"As an artist I am committed to share my world vision through my work. Every moment in life is good to celebrate, to share the positive and the joy of being alive.
My name is Bobby and I live in Northern New Jersey, working with a medical group for a number of years now. I have been keeping track of the Memorial Museum’s development through this website.
All my art is dedicated to my big sister, JeanMarie Wallendorf who lost her life in the south tower of the WTC and all the others who sadly perished on that day.
When I was 5 years old, I painted this response to the World Trade Center tragedy of September 11th. While I painted, my grandmother wrote down my words and the meaning of my painting, as I described it to her 14 years ago, in 2001.
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