Time spent: 20 hours
Total time: 48 hours
Actions: I painted people's faces with another girl from 2 to 4 at a booth, which attracted lots of kids and some teens. That was quite fun as I'd never face painted before, and it still gave me a chance to spread my art, just in a different way than I've been doing. The color of the walkers' faces made their parents smile and lifted the overall spirit of the group, which was my goal. I then worked on caricatures inside one of the tents, in between walking laps around the track, the fun activities that the Relay for Life committee had planned for us, and the symbolic ceremonies held in order to remember those lost.
Next action: Finish up my paper and tell Jon about the amazing experience I had at Relay! And of course to work on my presentation.
How am I doing?: Although I didn't get to pass them all out that day, I hope that my caricatures had a positive impact on the brave survivors (and their friends/family) that had the strength to go on with the cancer relay. My goal for that day was not only to bring about smiles through my art, but also to get others to appreciate art, in any form; the talented musical performers and dancers definitely achieved that.
Some of the research I did reiterated that cancer patients who were exposed to rich paintings required less medication and therapy than those who were exposed to none, and maybe my caricatures will have a similar, miniature affect on the people I encountered.
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