color pencil;
20×16″ 
“There are countless issues in today’s healthcare system, as well as throughout the past, all of which have affected thousands of people. Yet somehow the stories of these experiences, of the horror of mistreatment and malpractice, have managed to be buried and ignored by professionals for years. My piece is made to look similar to older healthcare posters you may see online or in textbooks. This was done purposely to emphasize the way healthcare has evolved over the years, and how despite the incredible advances in technology and medicine, proper access to these things is limited and almost impossible to acquire for many; much like how it was in the past. I wanted to make the drawing seem unwelcoming and off-putting, to represent similar feelings someone may experience when seeking medical aid, and decided not drawing the nurse’s eyes was the way to show this. Despite how difficult it is to have your voice be heard on a topic like this, I think it’s incredibly important to try and bring to light to the issues and things that go on within the healthcare system that aren’t addressed, because no person, for any reason, should have to fear getting proper treatment from the system that is supposed to help them.” 
ARTIST BIO: Abi OSBORNE is a grade 112student at Butler Tech School of Art studying art under art teacher Mary Catherine Ruby.