It's not that I am finished working with Carmen's journey with breast cancer . BUT I am extending what has now become a personal art project for me. I have to thank Carmen for being the driving force. It the the verbalization of her need to feel that she is just as beautiful a woman after her mastectomy, that has me advancing my scope to show other women, who are living with breast cancer, as the beautiful creatures that they are.
This has grown in scope due to the fact that other people have contacted me through my blog and are thrilled to read Carmen's story and to know that I am echoing their voices too.
My dear friend, who underwent a mastectomy and DEIP reconstructive surgery 6 months ago, agreed to be my subject, posing nude and partially draped in fabrics. She has a Marilyn Monroe quality to her and I wanted to bring that out. We had a rushed photo shoot because we spent a little too much time chatting over lunch but I loved some of the images I captured. I would like the opportunity to invite her husband to the next session because he is a big part of her recovery. Deb agreed to be a part of a photo essay. She was nice enough to invite me to her restorative yoga session where I hope to recruit other women to be a part of this photojournal.
The women in my photo essay will have the right of refusal of images used and content and will give written approval to me as the creator before publication.
