July 10, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 115 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E889]
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                           HONORING TIM FLOYD

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 10, 2019

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, during the unrest and 
riots in Haiti in June, Tim Floyd, International Peace Artist from 
South Carolina, presented a PeacePainting to the Musee du Pantheon 
National Haitien in Port-au-Prince. Haiti is the first country in the 
world to receive a PeacePainting.
  Over the next several years, Floyd will paint a series of 195 
paintings to gift to each country in the world. The art is called 
PeacePaintings195. Each piece is a two foot by two foot wood panel. The 
mixed media work uses acrylics, oil, and encaustics. Each painting is 
meditative using only muted colors with low contrast.
  Floyd wants to spread peace with art because the language of art 
breaks all barriers. The goal is to spark conversations about peace. 
And through these conversations, actions. And through those actions, 
peace. Bonds of peace create unity between friends. Bonds of peace have 
kept communities together. Bonds of peace have caused countries to be 
allies.
  Floyd studied art at the University of South Carolina. His paintings 
hang in homes and corporate headquarters across America as well as 
Germany, England and Italy. Art is his way of leaving bread crumbs of 
the journey of life to hopefully bring pleasure, encouragement and 
beauty to fellow travelers who are also passing through.

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