Category: Creative Expression

“The yearly art show is more than an event for me but rather a reminder that I am still here and surrounded with others who understand,” shares Rachel. Rachel was one of several returning artists to this year’s Community Art Show.  The Community Art Show represents what Gilda’s is all about – bringing together a…

Therapeutic art at Gilda’s Club provides a space for creativity and wellness “I never thought of myself as an artist. It was never a part of my identity. But it is now,” shares Lyn, a regular attendee of therapeutic art at Gilda’s Club.  Lyn heard the words “you have cancer” in March 2019. At the…

Jamie heard the words, “You have cancer” over a decade ago. She became a member of Gilda’s Club, and, while perusing the library one day, found a book about the healing power of writing groups. “While I was in chemo, I thought, ‘I need something to look forward to,” she remembers. So, she decided to…

“The girl is sad because her mom has cancer. The path she is on is uphill and has many twists and turns. The path represents her life and she doesn’t know where it leads, but she keeps going because she wants to get to the end.” This is a portion of the artist statement from…

While my art didn’t always draw a straight line back to the death of my father from lung cancer, it was clearly an expressway to my emotional processing and a means to cope.