Thank you for participating in The Keep
A Breast Foundation’s Treasured Chest Program. Whether you paint your cast
yourself or have an artist donate their time and talent, here are a few suggestions
and tips to help make your cast amazing! If you have any questions please email
shaneyjo@keep-a-breast.org.
PAINTING YOUR CAST
You have the artistic freedom to paint
and decorate your cast any way you like but for the best results:
• Apply at least two coats of paint
(this helps seal the plaster to make it stronger and last longer).
• Be careful when adding anything too
big or heavy to the cast, it makes it unstable and hard to display.
• Acrylic paint works best.
• If you want a smooth surface use sand
paper to sand your cast.
• A few coats of Gesso make a really
nice base or a simple water based house paint.
• Many artists paint the inside of the
cast as well to make the piece complete.
• Finish your cast by applying a clear
coat.
• Don’t forget to sign and date your
cast.
Most
importantly, have fun and don’t forget to share with us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/treasuredchestprogram or http://www.facebook.com/keepabreast. Be
sure to #hashtag us in your Instagram photos as well with #treasuredchest,
#keepabreast, and #breastcast.
Shaney
jo Darden,
Founder
The
Keep A Breast Foundation.
Hi!
Thank you for applying
to the Keep A Breast and Young Survival Coalition Treasured Chest Program.
Your Treasured Chest Kit
is on it's way, I just got back yesterday from a long trip to Chile, so I
apologize to those of you that have been waiting for so long.
Please see attached
welcome letter and artist instructions for your finished cast.
Treasured Chest program strives to give Newly Diagnosed Women a
way to document their body and their feelings at a specific time in their
life (i.e. after losing a breast or being told they have breast cancer, or
testing positive for the BRCA1 or 2 gene). We continuously work to
harness the power of art to communicate complex feelings and thoughts about
health, the female form and ultimately about breast cancer through our
education and awareness programs.
The Treasured Chest program will allow you to approach the
casting process in the privacy of your own home and the freedom to use the
cast in your own dramatically different way.
Program Objectives:
*Allow self-expression, exploration and the opportunity to deal
with sensitive issues surrounding a Breast Cancer diagnosis.
*Use the casting process and art as tools of expression for Newly
Diagnosed women. Allow the opportunity to tell their unique story through
a one-of-a-kind work of art.
*Empower Newly Diagnosed women and allow them to have fun, laugh
and be creative.
*Decrease the sense of isolation a person feels when they are
first diagnosed with breast cancer.
*Create a community for Breast Cancer Survivors.
Please be sure to FRIEND the Treasured Chest program on
Facebook!
Share your phot'o's and experience along the way.
Thank
you!
Have
a beautiful day!
xo- Shaney jo
Follow us on instargram and twitter too! @keepabreast
#treasuredchest #keepabreast #breastcast
Shaney jo Darden
Founder, CCO
The Keep A Breast Foundation
NON TOXIC REVOLUTION
USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Chile
811 Traction Ave. 2A Los Angeles, CA 90013
THE LATEST:
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Art. Education.
Awareness. Action.
The
Keep A Breast Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Our mission
is to eradicate breast cancer for future generations. We provide support
programs for young people impacted by cancer and educate people about
prevention, early detection, and cancer-causing toxins in our everyday
environment. Among our long list of diverse programs, I would like to highlight
one that is near and dear to me. As a 7-year breast cancer survivor myself, I
know first hand the roller coaster of emotions that accompany a breast cancer
diagnosis. The Keep A Breast /Young Survival Coalition Treasured Chest Program
enabled me to see the beauty in my own form.
Keep A Breast recognizes
that newly diagnosed women may be facing a dramatic physical change due to loss
of a breast (mastectomy), partial removal of the breast (lumpectomy), shrinkage
of a breast caused by radiation or a positive testing of the BRCA1 or 2 genes. Although
others diagnosed with breast cancer will not undergo these procedures, the
psychological changes that accompany diagnosis are just as significant. The KAB/YSC Treasured Chest program
gives any woman who is diagnosed with breast cancer an opportunity to document
her body and feelings by turning her casted torso into a beautiful work of art.
The Keep A Breast Foundation Breast
Casts™ are one-of-a-kind plaster forms that combine sculpture and
symbolic artistry. They communicate complex emotions about breast health and
the female body, allowing the castee to capture a specific point in her breast
cancer journey.
PLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US on our Facebook page. We want
to see pictures of you being casted as well as your finished cast on
http://www.facebook.com/treasuredchestprogram or http://www.facebook.com/keepabreast.
Be sure to #hashtag us in your Instagram photos as well with #treasuredchest,
#keepabreast, and #breastcast.
I
understand the availability of resources for women diagnosed with breast cancer
is vast and can be very overwhelming. We would be happy to direct you to the
appropriate organizations depending on your individual concerns – be that
legal, reconstruction, financial, support, body image, wigs, genetics, or fertility
options. First and foremost, we hope you take the time to meet our friends
listed below as we feel they are the best in their respective areas of
expertise.
Support
Groups & Psychosocial Support: Stupid Cancer www.stupidcancer.com
Support
Groups & Education: CancerCare, Inc www.cancercare.org
Diagnosed
with Breast Cancer Under 40: Young Survival Coalition www.youngsurvival.org
Legal
Concerns: The Cancer Legal Resource Center www.cancerlegalresourcecenter.org
Fertility:
Fertile Hope www.fertilehope.org
Lymphedema:
LympheDIVAS www.lymphedivas.com
High
Risk Concerns: Bright Pink www.brighpink.org
Genetic
Factors: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) www.facingourrisk.org
Wishing
you long-term health and well-being!
Shaney
jo Darden,
Founder
The
Keep A Breast Foundation.
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