In his own words: Residential school survivor turned artist shares his healing journey
Residential school survivor-turned-artist Fred Taylor shares his story of trauma, hardship and ultimately hard-won healing through his art and his Creator.
Freddy Taylor
Indigenous artist uses painting to heal from residential school trauma
For Indigenous artist Freddy Taylor, 76, painting has brought purpose back into his life, giving him a way to heal from the trauma he experienced as a child while attending an Indian residential school in Ontario for 10 years.
"I don't know how I do it, but the gift that the Creator has given me, you'll never see a pencil mark on my work. I never use a pencil," Taylor says.