Nicola Carara

Crystyna Black's Journal Nicola Carara

A paradoxical presentation of love. Nicola has captured the reality of an inner-city child well. I love Crystyna Black. She has depth and ambition regardless of her circumstance. Her life is not easy, yet she has hope. The intensity and never ending drama, which seem to govern the life of this little girl certainly tells her story and that of inner-city life, its own style, and its own ethos. This comes out in the art and curves and turns of how Nicola chronicles the events. Anyone with compassion can empathize with Crystyna. Her struggles and pain are real. The gut wrenching void of being without a father, while her mother hustles to provide amidst her own frustrations. Three generations without a fair opportunity. But still, Crystyna has hope. Hope to overcome. Hope to escape. Hope to remain alive and be someone of good repute.