This was the last stretch to reach freedom. For her family to survive, she must make the swim across the Mekong River. It felt like an eternity as she struggled through the cold water, battling the currents in the dark of night. Her body was tired. Tired of the running and stress of weeks trekking through the jungle. It would be so easy to just slip away, she thought. With her last breath she lifted her baby above the water...
9x12 ink wash on bristol paper.