Soaps

5” x 4 ½”

1986

colored pencil

In my second of six drawings, published in The Detroit News’ Michigan Magazine on March 30, 1986, I illustrated subject matter that blurred the line between the reality of a fatal car crash and the fantasy of a televised soap opera.  The crash victim’s spirit was assimilated into the soap opera’s storyline on live TV, as viewers tuned-in.