Blue Jean Betty’s Breast Cancer Recovery


Blue Jean Betty’s Breast Cancer Recovery

Artist: Tanya Walker

Title: Blue Jean Betty’s Breast Cancer Recovery

Attribution: Blue Jean Betty's Breast Cancer Recovery

Year: 2004

Materials: Acrylic Gloss, Beads, Canvs Frame, Cotton, Textiles, Thread Arts, Fibers, Molding Pastes

Dimensions: 18 width x 36 length x 2-3 inches dimensions

Image Statement: Betty is one of the soft sculpted "Poverty Bucket Sistahs," stitched and molded onto a professional grade linen art canvas. She was created in my role as a Community Artist with the City of Cincinnati Enterprise program, after my Vermont Studio Residency period. It was inspirational art, collaborated with PATTERNS, a support group for African American women surviving breast cancers in the Cincinnati area. Progam