‘How I overcame self-destruction with art’

At 42, Zelitra Peterson, weighs about 145 pounds after once weighing over 500 pounds and before art “saved my life.” Recently, her story and works helped accent an exhibit of local artists in Orange Mound. “It truly has been a blessing to use my God-given talent to pull myself out of the pain, despair, and […]

‘How I overcame self-destruction with art’
At 42, Zelitra Peterson, weighs about 145 pounds after once weighing over 500 pounds and before art “saved my life.” Recently, her story and works helped accent an exhibit of local artists in Orange Mound. “It truly has been a blessing to use my God-given talent to pull myself out of the pain, despair, and […]