October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. In the Twitter world the pair of phrases #blessed and #breastcancer appeared together in more than 25 tweets between October 1, 2013 and October 22, 2013. The #breastcancer hashtag appeared without #blessed over 1100 times during this same time period. Twitter users were feeling blessed to be a survivor, know a survivor or be able to donate to research and spread awareness. It was through these tweets, that I was inspired to create the four artworks below.

I  hope that these images can bring a sense of peace or pride for survivors. The colors and objects were chosen  to celebrate femininity and sexuality that is still present in survivors.

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Process

My design inspiration for these pieces comes from kaleidoscopes. I wanted to pair the symmetrical and balanced designs from this childhood toy with feminine objects that I owned. Womanly objects such as jewels, pearls, ballet flats, and beach hats were photographed and placed alongside of pink ribbons and breast cancer awareness products. In each piece I wanted the breast cancer ribbon to be near the center of the design.