“Bosom Buddies”
A Journey Through Breast Cancer
Presented by the Jafagirls
April 21st-May 14th
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| Bosom Buddies Website |
Two friends and invited guests
(the artists invite the public to participate with art, mementos, poetry,
pictures, and stories) share how a diagnosis of cancer affects patients, friends
and family. This an exploration of the creative ways they have dealt with the
roller coaster of emotions: of fear, anger, grief, bewilderment and joy.
Boob Print by Nancy Mellon
The JafaGirls,
have an art partnership and friendship that began in 2005 in Yellow Springs,
Ohio. A love of arts and crafts has been a lifetime passion for artists Corrine
Bayraktaroglu and Nancy Mellon. At a
Yellow Springs Arts Council meeting,
they discovered a mutual joy for creating art mischief together, along
with a desire to spread the word about local arts, artists and community. Part of their creative endeavors took the
form of Yarn Bombing. They created
public, textile, art installations on trees, poles, fences and benches.
On January 21st
2016 after a suspicious mammogram, Corrine Bayraktaroglu was diagnosed with
Breast Cancer. In an effort to help her friends and family help her as
well as put everyone at ease, Corrine asked them to create textile
boobs for a series or yarnbombed trees outside her house. She wanted
something to make her smile. Her friends were delighted to be a given a joyful
way to help and the boobs rolled in. They came through the mail, they were hand
delivered, they were even tossed out of passing cars. They were made by
friends, family and strangers that heard her call.
Lost Bear with donated textile boobs
Corrine also created a blog page called c.central as a way
to keep track, share the different stages of the journey and share art created
during this time.
A lot of the art created during this time, by Corrine and
friends will be included in the show.
The public is encouraged to bring their written stories,
pictures and memento's of their or their loved one's journey through cancer, to
add to the sharing space during the reception or during any Open Gallery hours
during the run of the show. The sharing space is for people who have had cancer
of any kind and their family and friends.
Close up of shadow box by Karen and William Evertson
The pick up dates for pieces left in the
sharing space, is May 13th 1-4 or 14th 1-6 p.m. Or they
can make a copy/reproduction/photo of any beloved momento to leave so that you
don't need to pick it up. Please put contact info on the back of any piece that
you plan on picking up and sign the Shared Story List.
Please join the Jafagirls for the Bosom Buddies
reception
on April 21st.
6-9 p.m.
Open Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1-4 p.m.
At the Yellow Springs Community Gallery
111 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio