Pocket Letter by Michele Storms

I had to share this beautiful "pocket letter" created by DT member Michele Storms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October).  She used vintage portraits from my Lunagirl African-American Images collection to represent the struggles faced by these women long ago, with words from poet and survivor Maya Angelou. I love the dignity in this beautiful old photos, and Michele's work is always amazing.

Be sure to visit Michele's blog Art From the Well to read her post.. and see more of her work!

Goddess of Love, Goddess of Healing by Michele

Michele Storms of the Design Team shared this beautiful goddess creation today. I love the soft subtle color palette she used, and the little pink heart she added.

I think it's even more beautiful after reading what Michele wrote about her piece on her blog:

"today a friend of mine, a breast cancer survivor, is having breast reconstruction surgery.  i sent her this card with my good wishes.  i used a vintage image of venus in her full frontal glory, if you will, using the pinks associated with breast cancer.  the venus vintage image is from the lunagirl "mighty aphrodite" collage sheet and the background paper was also created by karen at lunagirl. i added ribbon and a punched heart."

Venus is a goddess of love and beauty, and through Michele's art also a bringer of healing!  Thanks so much to Michele for sharing this!