paom ft.
battle inside
the
greatest
battle is
inside you
When I suffered from cancer in stage 4 (and relapsed which has brought me to despair) my oncologist gave me a book by Dr
Simonton. In this book he described how someone can fight their disease through
drawing or painting. I clung to the book as my last hope and started drawing.
I survived and mostly this is the achievement of the wonderful doctors who did everything to save my life. But I’m sure I had
a big share in this victory. My chances
were low. But I raised them a lot through my work.
Later I started sharing my experience with other patients. I shared tips on how
to make small paintings and collages fast and easy. the “battle Inside” project was born.
In this project i used images from “battle inside” to create a collection of clothing
and stuffed toys. most of them will be given away to people who is fighting the disease now!
Everyone has fears, despair, moments
of
weakness,
Sometimes
we cry and wallow in self pity. But we also have strength. It is the reason we survive. In many workshops I‘ve asked people to draw their strongest points. And to make it easier I suggested to use masks in the style of world folklore. Most nations have incredible masks depicting their enemies, helpers, gods or demons. You could try do draw one too!
my
battle
My vic
ctory!
this baby animals
are little guardians!
I made patterns of the animals. then everyone painted one.
then paom.com printed them on fabric
then i sewed them. and everyone who was my guest in this week had to stuff one
m.j. helps to cut the fabric
Now they will help children who suffer from disease
they are sooo soft and cuddly!
but a baby leopard is already a leopard!
a baby fox is sly and
a baby wolf is brave! They are strong! like you!
finally I sent out 300 journals inviting strangers to draw two Âpages in them - as a first exercise in battle against cancer. The journals are coming back to me slowly. But hundreds of them are still on the way. If you get one – design a Page or two in it and pass it on to the next fighter!
Some of the pictures became part of this
collection
hero hero Praise yourself! Encourgage yourself! Award yourself for every small step! Swank with your success! Celebrate every
Improvement as a big thing! Draw your strongest points! Your courage, fighting spirit, patience, optimism! Don’t be shy! Here you are the hero! You are the winner - every day!
Things worth fighting for In hospital you have
lots of time to think. what if it ends just
now? Was my life good? did I spend my time
with the right things? what did i miss? What
am i fighting for? More time? For what? Draw the things that make the
struggle worthwhile!
The best is yet to come
I don‘t fear the
battle
I‘m FRE
EE
Big thanx to:
svetlana frank
matthias holzmann
My Mom. She supports me in everything and she also embroidered some shirts for this project
My Muse
masha terentieva
dinara rasuleva
And everyone who was
drawing in the journals!
sean payton
sarah andrina
eugene yukechev
margarita yukecheva
Lilia yukecheva
sasha yukecheva
mrs jones
mrs miniver
(The Helping Paws)
Š miu mau 2016