This original mixed media piece is rare in that it was the one that was unveiled at the Youth for Human Rights Event kicking off the Declaration of Human Rights in a gallery in New York. This piece has been completely hand embellished and is a one of a kind.

Open Hearted By Debbie Marie Arambula

Dedication to Universal Declaration of Human Rights ~ Articles 28 (We Have the right to a free and fair world) and Article 29 (It is our right to ensure the rights of others) Written by Eleanor Roosevelt, adopted by the United Nations in 1945~

The heart is a universal symbol that can be understood by any age & all cultures of the world. For me, the heart is the essence of life, dreams, the magic of love, romance, élan vital, the soul & everything that is good inside each of us.

The World bound by chains represents the enslavement of cultures out of communication. Butterflies in action, like the life spirit in each of us, pull off the chains, as a dragonfly & childlike butterfly fly in to help. No matter what culture or how old you are, we all can do something about it. In each of us is the magic to make it happen. It is our right to create a free & fair world, it is our responsibility. Through the efforts of real communication & positive energy and action, we can make it happen.”

This piece was unveiled in New York at the first Artist for Human Rights Gallery Gala, founded by actress Anne Archer, in celebration of the release of the Youth for Human Rights PSA Video releasing the Declaration of Human Rights in Time Square with the United Nations.