Lettie

Here in Africa if you are middle class you have a domestic worker to help you out, who often lives with you.
I guess it is still a running act of colonialism but with unemployment as high as it is i guess it dose provide capital, in our capitalist economy... These woman leave their families and children to look after others.
Its a very confusing world some times.

Our Domestic worker Lettie brought me and my sister up, she also had to daughters one my age one younger. Our parents would slave away every day including weekends and holidays to make something for us. They would always arrive home very late. So Lettie was left to bring us up. The one wish Lettie had for her children was education. She thought it was the most important thing.

Lettie and her Husband Simon who always had time to play with me and i loved dearly passed away from AIDS. Lettie from melongiatis and Simon with his smiling face from TB.

I wanted to draw Lettie yet her face is not as vivid as it used to be which upset me so i just drew by feeling and this is what came out. It made me feel better because in a way in captures her. I guess i drew it with these proportions because i was little when i knew her and all my memories are of looking up.