So many of us have invisible illnesses, so our goal with this project is to make the invisible visible.
So what are you waiting for? Grab a paper bag, get creative, and show us your pics. Submit pics to gettingclosertomyself@gmail.com and mylifeworkstoday@gmail.com, and/or post on your own blog and share the link with us.
A few things to keep in mind:
- NO plastic bags. Paper ONLY.
- We know that many of you, including ourselves, may have more illnesses than fit on the paper bag, so put whatever feels most salient for you. This isn’t a competition. It’s simply a chance to get creative and take a stand against the invisibility of invisible illnesses.
Check out my blog and Maria’s (http://mylifeworkstoday.com/) for examples.
The inspiration for this project was taken from various website sources on the late Saul Steinberg’s work from the 1950’s and 1960’s (http://www.saulsteinbergfoundation.org/).
You can find more of his work at the Inge Morath Foundation, Martha Stewart's website, and/or by simply searching Google images.
What a fantastic idea to hono(u)r invisible illness awareness week! I plan on going through my stash of paper bags, finding my colo(u)red pencils/markers, and putting a "face" on my invisible illnesses.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the project: I hope you end up with a gallery of hundreds of paper bag "faces"!
I would love to link back to this blog posting on how to make invisible illnesses visible in my own blog (http://phylor.wordpress.com and on face book pages (mine and a group: gracefulagony). I won't do so without your permission. Please let me know if you are comfortable with this.
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You guys don't know how much awareness and inspiration you have been giving to those who suffers from autoimmune diseases. Thanks!
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