Lawrence Jenkins
“Creativity cannot be confined by bars, concrete, or barbed wire. Creativity is the channel that imagination, ideas, and energy can flow fluidly above, underneath, and around the structures [prisons] that are built to contain the human being psychologically, physically, and metaphysically. I have found, in the depths of solitude, that there is a creative outlet for thought and practice to manifest freely. Creativity helps us (re)possess mind, body, and soul. And when this is geared toward liberation and emancipation... revolutionary things happen.”
Artist Bio
Lawrence Jenkins (he/him) is an incarcerated self-taught visual artist. He started drawing in 2015, three years after he abruptly stopped writing music due to his lyrics being used against him by the courts. Lawrence loves drawing wildlife to maintain his close connection to nature. He also creates "movement art" to educate, enlighten, and empower people on causes that serve the greater good of humanity and the world as a whole.
Artist Statement
“When I draw, I practice mental, physical, and spiritual freedom. Art liberates me from prison and allows me to experience time, space and energy differently; to transform negative into positive, grief into healing, and suffering into joy. The prison system constantly works against all of these things. I love charcoal for this very reason - it allows me to pull light out of darkness and capture everything that catches my eye. Which goes into why I put emphasis on eyes - I was diagnosed with Glaucoma at age 26 and now, ten years later, I have Stage 9 Glaucoma and am at high risk of going blind. Capturing color, textures and technical detail reminds me that I still can see. That I still have vision.
And there are things I still want to see in this world: Liberation for all poor and oppressed people. Safe and flourishing habitats for all nonhuman beings. Love, peace, abundance, and freedom for all.”
Contact Lawrence
Option 1: Via Mail
Lawrence Jenkins #306665
H4-B-66U
Stafford Creek Correction Center
191 Constantine Way
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Click here for guidelines on sending mail correspondence.
Option 2: Via Securus
Click “Create an Account"“ — it’s free!
Launch eMessaging
Add Lawrence’s contact:
Full name: LAWRENCE JENKINS
DOC Number: #306665
Facility: Stafford Creek Corrections Center
Purchase stamps
Send him a message!
Option 3: Submit a message and we’ll pass it along to him!