Art-Related Cultural and Social Enrichment Program for Schools and Communities
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My Time Has Come Design-A-Turwrap™ Community Service
Cancer Ribbon Textile Design by Madona Cole-Lacy
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Design-A-Turwrap...
For Donation to Girls Experiencing Hair-Loss from Cancer Treatment
Why This Project?
According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, nearly 16,000 children and adolescents under the age of 21, are diagnosed with cancer every year in the United States. These are children who must navigate the rigors of this disease which can limit their physical activity and play havoc with their self-image due to hair- loss which can sometimes subject them to insensitive ridicule from peers. With this in mind, and her resolve to take ART and CREATIVITY beyond the confines of the studio to make an impact on life in a number of positive ways as expressed in her I Connect the Dots of Creativity platform, Mrs. Cole-Lacy has created this initiative for the Long Island area Junior and Senior High School Students.
What is a Turwrap™?
Turwrap™ is the name that Wearable Artist and Textile Designer, Madona Cole-Lacy, assigned to the first head-wear of its kind - a cross between a turban and a head-wrap - that she had made as a substitute for the blue paper bouffant cap she knew did not do anything to boost the self-image of a close friend of hers who was hospitalized. Her knee-jerk reaction resulted in the designing of the first Carolyn Series Turwrap™ that was created to enhance her beauty, with the measure of love and appreciation that she so deserved, more so, at that time of her life. Find out more about Turwraps™ .
A Call For Collaboration
We are extending an invitation to Junior and Senior High Schools and Youth Service Organizations to partner with us for this community service initiative that will work well as an after school activity.
This workshop will give students a chance to:
1. Develop their own self-image, and empathy and appreciation for the self-image of others.
2. Make a connection between art, fashion and compassionate giving of themselves to their peers who are currently dealing with hair-loss due to chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
3. Learn about the art of textile designing and printing.
4. Create relevant contemporary surface designs inspired by sentiments they would like to express to hospitalized girls who are experiencing hair-loss due to chemotherapy.
5. Present the Turwraps™ that they create to a hospital or cancer center as a donation for free distribution to girls experiencing hair-loss.
According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, nearly 16,000 children and adolescents under the age of 21, are diagnosed with cancer every year in the United States. These are children who must navigate the rigors of this disease which can limit their physical activity and play havoc with their self-image due to hair- loss which can sometimes subject them to insensitive ridicule from peers. With this in mind, and her resolve to take ART and CREATIVITY beyond the confines of the studio to make an impact on life in a number of positive ways as expressed in her I Connect the Dots of Creativity platform, Mrs. Cole-Lacy has created this initiative for the Long Island area Junior and Senior High School Students.
What is a Turwrap™?
Turwrap™ is the name that Wearable Artist and Textile Designer, Madona Cole-Lacy, assigned to the first head-wear of its kind - a cross between a turban and a head-wrap - that she had made as a substitute for the blue paper bouffant cap she knew did not do anything to boost the self-image of a close friend of hers who was hospitalized. Her knee-jerk reaction resulted in the designing of the first Carolyn Series Turwrap™ that was created to enhance her beauty, with the measure of love and appreciation that she so deserved, more so, at that time of her life. Find out more about Turwraps™ .
A Call For Collaboration
We are extending an invitation to Junior and Senior High Schools and Youth Service Organizations to partner with us for this community service initiative that will work well as an after school activity.
This workshop will give students a chance to:
1. Develop their own self-image, and empathy and appreciation for the self-image of others.
2. Make a connection between art, fashion and compassionate giving of themselves to their peers who are currently dealing with hair-loss due to chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
3. Learn about the art of textile designing and printing.
4. Create relevant contemporary surface designs inspired by sentiments they would like to express to hospitalized girls who are experiencing hair-loss due to chemotherapy.
5. Present the Turwraps™ that they create to a hospital or cancer center as a donation for free distribution to girls experiencing hair-loss.