"Using Crayons to Exorcise Katrina"

In a New York Times article, “Using Crayons to Exorcise Katrina” by Shaila Dewan, young victims from Hurricane Katrina have been mentally impacted from the natural disaster. Art Therapist, Karla Leopold, noticed a similar pattern in all the children’s drawings. Instead of the original square shaped house with doors and windows; the houses were shaped like triangles. The triangle was representing a place of safety; they were drawing the roof of a house. Other drawings include things like: pools filled with snakes, dead birds, alligators, helicopters, and rescue boats.
A new exhibition opened at the New Orleans Museum of Art last Sunday called, “Katrina through the Eyes of Children.” The exhibit displays drawings, photographs, and sculptures that children created. This is a good indicator to show people how the young survivors are coping.
This article matters to me, because I know of several people who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. I think it’s sad that kids have been mentally damaged and are still trying to overcome problems from the disaster. This article also relates to the world around us because children, even adults, are being affected by a natural disaster thats happened in this world.