Clinical research has shown that art can be an effective way to help ailing patients mend. Yet, many hospitals and other care facilities lack the resources to provide art materials to patients. That's where my personal charity project, Art Mends, steps up. Art Mends provides free art materials to children and adults coping with challenging illnesses. So far, through small donations and sales of my artwork, I have purchased hundreds of dollars worth of art materials and donated them to my local county hospital.
I see expanding Art Mends into a nationwide charitable organization providing art supplies to any and all care facilities that may need them for their patients. I'm not sure how I'm going to do this, but I'll keep working on it and figure it out along the way like I always do.
Update: Sadly, my plans for Art Mends have changed. I have turned my focus to hereditary cancer awareness and prevention because of a tragedy in my life. See "An Individual Doesn't Get Cancer, a Family Does"
Above and left are just a few of the art supplies I've donated so far. Please visit https://artmends.org/
