“There’s so many bills that we read about online, and we feel like we can’t be a part of it because we’re not a politician. And we’re not maybe a lawyer. And so, I was talking to my late friend, Ashlyn Faulkner, and she told me, ‘No, you can absolutely be a part of change, and you can use your talents and gifts to do so.’ And so we got together last year, and we were talking about how art inspires change in movement and conversation. And because of that conversation with her, and because of her talent and arts, she inspired me to create the Forget Me Not Gallery, which is telling basically, survivors of domestic violence and abuse who are incarcerated for standing up for themselves, that we will not forget about them. And we are actively having conversations to get them home,” Voth said.
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