Brushes with Cancer

  Brushes with Cancer Artist Holly Carton embeds secret messages in her paintings.  It began when she first saw the 2001 film, Kate & Leopold, a time-travel romantic comedy where the titular character Leopold is living in the 19th century and finds himself in early 2000s New York City. Holly was struck by a scene

  Brushes with Cancer Artist Jennifer O’Brien wants people to stop viewing cancer as a fight. The published author, artist, and healthcare administrator thinks words like “warrior” and “survivor” don’t take into consideration what cancer really is. And she’s right. “It’s this overused war language,” she said. “It’s not a fight, it’s so much more

  Twist Out Cancer, an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming, and Dreame, an international collective of artists, dreamers, and co-creators, announced today a collaboration that can help people pay tribute to, and remember loved ones who are no longer physically with us.  The

  Writing has always been part of Dr. Mei Huang’s life. Born in Hengyang, Hunan Province, China, she was praised by teachers for the way she utilized words.  “Sometimes I didn’t know that I wrote wonderful sentences. I was just happy to write.” But over time, Dr. Huang’s relationship with writing shifted. Once a tool

  Twist Out Cancer Founder and CEO Jenna Benn Shersher had no intention in participating as an Inspiration for Brushes with Cancer’s 10th anniversary. But Artist Kate Van Doren convinced her otherwise.  “I was immediately inspired by Jenna and when I reached out to her initially about her being an Inspiration, she said no,” Kate