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I wanted to share an idea of what we can do with pictures of our loved ones. Nancy Gershman, a digital artist, creates meaningful portraits from photos, memories and stories that we think about every day. Here is a sample of her work:
DREAMSCAPE PHOTOMONTAGE: Myrtle pays homage to the memory of her twin and keeps a promise to her sister. As long as she lives she will keep her nephew - who is a trucker - safe on the road.
I know Nancy's work and I’ve seen how she captures the entire essence of a person and the real truth about their character, their passions and their mission in life.
What Nancy does is digest all these photos, memories and stories until they re-emerge as a holistic portrait of the person you love. You see your father, sister, or beloved poodle, thoughtfully placed into a beautiful legacy portrait for you, but also for generations to come. The end result is that her artwork makes you smile or even laugh.
For the 30 - 60 minutes you spend with her by phone, she delivers a meaningful, heartfelt fine art photomontage in the form of an 8 x 10 print (or enlargement). She can also upload the artwork so you can make something to wear or display (photoblanket, photo-purse, photo trivet, etc.) -- however you want to keep that loved one close by.
I encourage you to view the documentary on Nancy Gershman’s work.
You can visit her website: www.artforyoursake.com/healing. She has provided us with her phone number: 773-255-4677 (EST) or you can email her: nancy@artforyoursake.com
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Online Grief Support uses the blog feature for Journal Therapy – You can choose to make it private or public. Blog posts are a great way to express yourself on your profile page. To get started, go to your profile page and locate the "Blog Posts" module in the middle column. Click the "Add a Blog Post" link. You must join the community to take advantage of Journal Therapy – It’s free.
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I have been befuddled over the passing of the 10 year old boy that was hit by a car last week. My grandchildren were in my care all last week so there wasn't much time for deep thought. Npw that I am alone now I'm having lots of thoughts about it, so I went to the farm for a little distraction, plus the grass out there really needed cutting. I brought my dog Zero with me. Zero's getting old and I want him to have a good summer. Anyway Zero and I took a trip to the farm. I buzzed around…
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In two days my sister will have been gone from this world for 180 days. 6 months. Each hour we get closer to the 20th my anxiety builds. I can't breathe, I can't think straight, I have no appetite, my heart is pounding, my hands are shaking and I just want to disappear. People around me can feel the anxiety radiating off me. I know that Thursday will be just another day for so many people in the world but I desperately don't want Thursday to come. I know it will accomplish nothing and change…
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My wife passed away a year ago . My question is for those that have had someone close to you die,what have done with there clothes and belongings.Also I cann,t see any sense holding on to things that we accumulated in out 35 years of marriage.Who knows where I will be and since Iam without a wife in this case and 66 yrs old I know I shouldn,t hold on.Her ashes are in the house in a urn also.I figure I should put some things in a box and get rid of the rest of the items. So what anyone done…
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Last night I heard a bunch of sirens go by, As always I froze for a minute and got a sick feeling in my gut. It was a 10 year old boy. He was riding his bike and was hit by a car. He is brain dead. They are waiting for the rest of the family to arrive and then they will terminate his life support. I can barely think about this without getting sick to my stomach. It gives me flashbacks. I am a little disappointed in myself. I can't think of one thing I could say to this young mother to…
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My dad was found last sunday. He had died of a GI bleed and heart attack. Thankfully my 20 year old sister lives with me but this is going to be a very hard day for sure. We were not ready for this at all. I am surviving but it seems the night are always so much harder than the day. Sometimes I don't know how I am going to make it through.
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Hi Kelli..sorry I wasn't able to answer sooner. We spent today trying to cheer up my older son Bo who hasn't been eating lately. We went to see a place we used to take him swimming, but they had changed everything and now I don't think we can get him in and out of the pool there anymore. They used to have a lift and you could just hook him up from his wheelchair where he had a sling under him. Then you could…
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Since I lost my Mom (with Capital "M" because she was an extraordinary being) life has lost it's meaning. She was a great Mom, my very best friend, the sister I never had. Our home was a very happy one. We faced challenges together, and enjoy the happy times even more.
I am doing all I can to overcome the deep sadness I feel. I pray, light candles, read spiritual books, listen to spiritual lectures and just joined this group.
I know in my soul that my Mom is…
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i dont why i dremt it iv alwayz had weid strange dreams even wen i woz a kid but on ths dream it felt real
i dremt of all th peple i hav lost thy wear out side having a babr q i cud hear music playing frm th 80s andd 70s songs playng in th backk groundd
evry 1 woz thr it had past evn th peple tht i hav nevr met in th family woz thre thy wear…
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