Breast Cancer Awareness Art Project
Last summer my artist friends and I were looking for a fun art project we could participate in and network with other artists. During a conversation with my friend Marguerite, I mentioned the Studio 1219 Breast Cancer Awareness Art Project. Studio 1219 was looking for artists to decorate bras for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Throughout October 2007 the gallery, located in Port Huron Michigan, would have the bras on display, as well as , host seminars, luncheons and events pertaining to breast cancer awareness. As Margueirte and I came up with idea after idea on how we could decorate bras, I thought to myself we aren’t really going to participate in this project. But the next day Marguerite was calling me excitedly telling me about all the supplies she had bought for the project. So there we were on our way decorating bras. And what a challenge to get bras starched stiff enough to stand up like stone sculpture, to build an udder from bubble pop, felt & a pair of gardening gloves or to make a Moses from clay. But our creations were wonderful - The Udder Bra, The Parting of the C,s, HibisCups, CupCakes, Gambling Bra, Social Awareness Bra, bras from garden pots and more. To wrap up the Breast Cancer Awareness Project, Studio 1219 held a gala. What a party! There was food and drink accompanied by live music. And to top the evening off there were firemen wearing only their bib-overalls modeling bras! A wild fun time was had by all! And to this day if I walk through a lingerie department, I look at the bras and think of new ways to decorate bras. Want to view all the bras visit the My udder Bra link under My Favorite Links.