Presenting Miss December 2005

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26880967.post-1150070413576725502006-06-11T19:19:00.000-04:002006-07-24T17:32:41.556-04:00Presenting Miss December 2005After the last post, I went looking for some bras made from relatively "normal" materials, and I found just what I was looking for at <a href="http://www.wtww.org/exhibition_bras.htm">this site</a>. The group responsible for these lovely Artbras is The Way to Women's Wellness. Since this is a fund-raising collection and not a wearable art competition, the construction on some of these bras is a little rough, to say the least, but I don't hold that against them, not in the least. I did find one bra, Miss December, 2005 that I think was very well executed. Look at the detail in the crazy quilting. I think my friend Miss Betty Caskey of <a href="http://www.victorianpleasures.com/">Victorian Pleasures </a>would be impressed by the work in this bra. (If you are into silk ribbon embroidery, or crazy quilting, you must take a class from Miss Betty) <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6631/2818/400/crazy%20quilt%20bra.jpg" border="0" /> The Way to Women’s Wellness Foundation is a grass-roots organization. Their mission is to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and Women’s Health Issues beginning with the creation, marketing and exhibiting of a collection of ArtBras created by twelve American Designers. It is their goal that the visual enjoyment of their collections may also bring attention and awareness to women’s health issues. By using their creativity, they hope to inspire others through their art and support women who have experienced or may experience serious women’s health issues. The major fund raising events for 2004 and 2005 were the ArtBra Calendars, although they have <a href="http://www.wtww.org/merchandise_mart.htm">other merchandise </a>for sale too. One hundred percent of the net profits from the sell of the Calendar was donated to various Breast Cancer Agencies. Their hope is that women will begin to collect the calendars each year. The 2006 Calendar will be designed around a heart theme. I have purchased an ArtBra calendar each year from this group and now, I am going to get this pin I saw on their site. It's only $10. Can you believe it?<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6631/2818/400/pink%20metal%20bra.jpg" border="0" />If you would like to submit an art bra for the 2007 calander, I'm sorry, but you are too late. The submissions deadline was May 1, 2006. I should have been more diligent about watching the deadline, but life intervened. However, since they do this every year, I am hoping that the date for 2008 will be May 1 of 2007. There is lots of time for you to start dreaming of an exhibition bra that just might earn you the title of Miss December, 2008! Later post - from a link sent by Margaret, an entry into the WOW competition (World Of Wearable Art), an entry entitled Chicken Breasts.<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6631/2818/320/chicken_breast.0.jpg" border="0" />Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03269051889243830474noreply@blogger.com