In Katrina Kids Art, House Becomes A Roof

The New York Times had an interesting article about children affected by Hurricane Katrina, in which they note that drawings by kids of all ages who were rescued from rooftops during Hurricane Katrina: houses are drawn as roofs only, complete with doors and windows. Others feature "snakes in a pool," and a house made safer with a cell phone and a gun.

These findings came out during "art therapy" visits as part of the "Katrina - Through the Eyes of Children" art exhibit, part of the New Orleans Art Museum this month. The project is sponsored by celebrity giants Oprah Winfrey and Tim McGraw / Faith Hill, the founders Karla Leopold and Leo Bonamy, and your donations. You can see images from the gallery here. This is a separate project from the Katrina's Kids Project in Houston, which has similar aims.

It's a chilling look into the trauma that plagues these kids. In fact, one child was quoted as saying they were scared of the water (in this case a local bayou that a bus to the art show passed). This was something featured in the premiere of K-Ville (a show about cops in post-Katrina New Orleans) which I talked about a couple weeks ago.

The lead role's daughter was scared of rain and the antagonist cruelly put a fire truck hose into the child's room, dousing it with heavy "rain." A sign that art imitates life. You can watch the premiere of K-Ville tonight on your local FOX station. Let me know what you think. Here is a widget from Fox with some behind-the-scenes footage on the show:

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