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Funny Video About Aging

AgeQuote

A powerful and hilarious video about aging and the importance of laughter. A special thanks to all those caregivers out there, you are appreciated!  Click here to watch

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Fashion Night Out Was Delicious

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Special thanks to all those who made last night a wonderful treat and a terrific success. More photos to come.

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Why Creativity Matters?

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“Cancer patients are increasingly turning to alternative and complementary therapies to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life and boost their ability to cope with stress. Art therapy provides a distraction that allows patients to focus on something positive instead of their health for a time, and it gives patients something they can control.” -Director of […]

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A Poem for EC

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The following poem was submitted to me by a friend and I think it’s awesome! Not only is it beautiful, but it does a great job of summarizing the intent of Elizabeth’s Canvas. If you have any written works or poems about your battles with cancer, we would love to read them and share them […]

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Life Saver: Her2

Her2

I love this painting because its my mom’s depiction of the cancer drug Herceptin. Also known as Her2, Herceptin is one of the reasons why my mom is still alive. “I have no idea what Herceptin looks like under the microscope, but I do know that it helped save my life. This painting was inspired […]

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The Power of Vulnerability

Sheena Ghanbari

This is a great video that was sent to me by one of our EC art teachers. In this video, Dr. Brene Brown does a brilliant job of explaining how vulnerability can lead us down the path of true joy and happiness. If I tell her, “I love you”, what will she say? Does she […]

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At War with Anxiety

Bush

Do you have a problem you need to face? Have you thought about it is a battle? “smothered in emotions not quite real, it is hard to write about how I feel. the laws of thought protect from the I, the torture and pain, my quest for why. what is the source, the devil’s delight […]

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Carnegie Mellon & EC

Carnegie Mellon Article

Great article about EC was featured on the Carnegie Mellon University website. So proud of Carnegie Mellon. They at the forefront of creative exploration. Check out the full article here: Carnegie Mellon & EC

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Circle of Light

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I am so impressed with the pictures that are coming out of our “Shooting the Light” photography class, and I can’t wait for next Sunday. We are currently learning how to shape light and build geometric shapes within a certain context. Although our pictures now reflect a growing amount of understanding and control, light has […]

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