HOPE GROWS

ANGIE LUPE

Art is my inspiration to live and give back. This piece shows hope and healing through a tree whose roots and trunk are a guitar. Music flows from the tree and Wounded Warrior Project is shown as the sun shines down to help the tree grow. The dog tags (OEF) Operation Enduring Freedom and (OIF) Operation Iraqi Freedom represent veterans’ strength, determination, and resilience.

I want people to see this project and know all things grow from hope. I hope people open their hearts and minds and FEEL something that relates to their own lives. I want my art to help you because healing and hope are the greatest gifts I can give now.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

ANGIE LUPE

Troy, New York

U.S. Army Veteran

As a young child, Angie mailed music lyrics to record companies and sent drawings to comic book companies. As a teen, she wrote songs and played guitar in bands. She enlisted in 1999 and served as a Combat Medic, Gunner atop vehicles, and Quick Response Force (QRF) during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

She was injured by mortar and chemical exposure, and “lost her body to Iraq” but she credits Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) for helping her get it back.

“After my injuries, I couldn’t do any of the things I love. That is until WWP. Now, while my drawing abilities aren’t what they used to be, I am enjoying it — singing, drawing, and writing again — and I’m currently in publishing for my first book, “The Sandbox.”