The horrific gun violence affecting our nation demands more than just thoughts and prayers. This piece is a reaction to the shooting in El Paso, Texas. People were shopping, going about their daily lives--only to be targeted by a mad man. I wish that were the last horror to affect my home state--but during the completion of this piece--the town I grew up in, Odessa, was also the scene of murder at the hands of a twisted individual wielding an assault weapon. As a teacher, and now a grandmother, I am still deeply affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. My image shows a gentle scene in a classroom, perhaps much like what was going on in school just before the shooter opened fire on the children and their teacher. Surrounding the painting are bullets, 26 of which have been fired representing the 6 teachers and 20 students who were killed. LED lights mark each child and the teacher, representing laser sights used by shooters to mark their kill.