Former journalist Wayne E. Pollard is an artist and cartoonist who knows the healing power of art. Born in Brooklyn, Wayne attended art classes at the Brooklyn Museum as a child. He was introduced to collage by his older cousin (an award-winning collage artist) and made his first mixed media collage when he was 13 years old. After a 30 year break, Wayne returned to making collages when a grief counselor suggested it as a way to heal after his father passed away unexpectedly.