Artists Shannon and Erik Newby share with SOLD their passion for the visual arts and how they are using their art to fight for justice...

I used to cry sometimes at night when I was a kid, just from watching the news. I would lie in bed and pray that God would make the newscasters tell only good stories, and that God would take all the "bad guys" away. Over the years, I've changed those prayers. Now I ask God to show me the ugly stories, and to show me how I can be a part of turning them into beautiful ones.

These prayers have led me to step into full time Christian mission work, where I am using my paintbrush as my megaphone. As an artist, I believe in the power of images, the power of media, and the power of art. After all, it was vivid imagery through a television that brought me to my knees as a child. What power a film or a painting can have also!

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My husband and I just recently moved to Atlanta, and were quick to discover that sadly, Atlanta is the no. 1 city in the US for sex trafficking, largely due to our international airport. We began to ask God how we could use our skills as a painter and a photographer/ graphic designer to fight this social injustice. We have talked to friends, family, and church groups. We have begun an artists group (www.goodforart.etsy.com), and are constantly infusing the good, the bad and the ugly into our art to communicate to the world around us that sex trafficking has to stop.

I'm excited to endorse a group that's willing to fight to make a difference. I believe in the Sold Project Film and the message of hope: that we can be part of the solution.