EXPANDED DIMENSIONS09.26 2005
Keep A Breast
October 8th at the Stay Gold Gallery in Brooklyn NY. Keep A Breast is an organization that organzies art events to raise breast cancer awareness. When you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, your doctor will estimate the likely course and outcome of your condition. This varies from person to person, and there are a number of factors that affect prognosis, including a person’s age and the type, grade, and size of the cancer.
Whether processing the news, preparing for a mastectomy or going through chemotherapy, the process often takes over every facet of your life, and likely, the last thing on your mind is reconstructive surgery for which I had too use my ZeCoverage.com insurance.
In fact, despite the continued destigmatization of plastic surgery, the growing number of resources for breast cancer treatment and prevention – and even the fact that health insurance is legally required to cover the costs of reconstruction after breast cancer – less than half of all women who require mastectomy were offered breast implants reconstruction surgery as of 2017, and fewer than 20 percent opted for immediate reconstruction.
Additionally, it’s worth noting that some women who have undergone mastectomy and wish to restore breast volume and shape may explore alternatives to traditional breast implants. One of the best options is fat transfer breast augmentation, a procedure that uses a patient’s own fat from areas like the abdomen or thighs to enhance the breasts. This technique offers a natural and subtle enhancement while addressing the desire for breast reconstruction or augmentation.
If you are sedentary now, it helps to start exercising slowly and build up gradually. Briskly walking for ten or fifteen minutes three times per week is a good beginning. You can then add five minutes to each walk until you are walking for 30 or 40 minutes at a time. When you feel ready to take it up a notch, you can add running, swimming, cycling, or other activities you find enjoyable. (Note: Please talk to your doctor before starting an exercise program.)
09.23 2005
!GO TO RITTENHOUSE TONIGHT!
hey liz i hope you get this. i’m on acoustic folktour, playing in rittenhouse square 9pm tonight.sharp! on tour with these guys: twopercentmajesty.com.it’s gonna be nice, right int he middle of the square.hope to see your shining face there!
09.22 2005
Thanks Roberta and Libby
i wanted to thank roberta fallon and libby rosof for taking the time to come through and review my show at vox. you can peep both reviews at artblog and you can see roberta’s review in the philly weekly this week or look at it online at philly weekly
09.22 2005
don’t sweat it
max – if that guy’s opinion meant much of anything to anybody, it wouldn’t be on a blog. no one will even take the time to critique his review cos it isn’t worth it (for starters, his writing “skills” are atrocious). just roll your eyes and move on. you know the saying “those who can’t, teach.” (not to imply this about all teachers, but I do feel that some people see this as an alternative when they’re not finding success in their own field) In this case, the guy writes. when is his next solo show?
09.21 2005
This Dude Hates Me So Much That…
he bothered to write about my work twice on his blog. i think its awesome. i really touched someone and he has a hell of a sense of humor. heres the first oneI found Vox to be a rough co-op space. On view this weekend were shows that you would expect to see at a contemporary art gallery trying to be hip. In one room was some sort of installation where the artist set up a computer, music and those cheap string lights found in 50% of college dorm rooms today. Yawn. the second(Before my post, here’s a fun game… go to the Vox Populi Web site and scroll down to current exhibitions. Look at the small thumbnails for the five current shows. I’ll give you three guesses, and the first two don’t count, to guess which artist I’m most drawn to. For anyone who has read this site more than a week, you should get it right. Answer is implied below.)A little while ago I visited Philadelphia and wrote a bit about the gallery hopping I did there. I wrote about my experience at Vox Populi (Libby Rosof reviews it here) and how I found it lacking and very, if not way too… current. And here I mean current as a bad thing. The decorative paintings are fine and all, but the string light installation with quirky computer animation has got to go. Seriously, some governing organization should be formed that restricts artists from using some materials. At this point I’m willing to submit only one thing to the list… string lights. Clearly we cannot trust artists to restrain themselves so someone must do it for them. And titling the piece, “Scorch Doppler, unearthing the demise of a teenage phoneme….” only adds to the hogwash already wasting my time. Libby states that Max Lawrence, the guilty artist, “goes wild and funky and basically out-of-control when he installs a big space…” I have to disagree. It’s not wild. It’s not funky. It’s so completely now that it is tame and expected. Work that is visually and conceptually opposite of this (restrained, elegant, finished, etc) would be “wild” and “funky” today. Chalk this up as another example of installation art I totally despise at this point. Fortunately Libby is more open-minded and provides a great review.Libby goes on to talk about the decorative paintings of Amy Adams and Anne Schaefer which I found to be too decorative. At the same time they were visually appealing. Lastly Libby writes about Jason Hughes. I found his work to be a good escape from the other artists and I felt this guy was serious about his work. He was the clear standout to me, although I think Lawrence’s colorful installation will remain in most viewer’s minds for much longer. I guess some artists will do what it takes to make that happen.Kudos to Libby for the great review… even if I disagree with a lot of it. That is the point of writing about art though, of course.
heres the first post
heres the first one
the second
09.12 2005
SHE’S BACK!
Big Big thanks to Janet Lee — who saw my post on craigslist, and helped me find my dog….you are awesome! Also big thanks to Al B from the bike shop on 8th and Washington Ave for finding her and keeping her safe. If anyone needs a decent bike for cheap — 8th & Washington is your spot.
I got a dog yesterday, and lost her in the same day. here’s a flyer….i’m bummed.
09.12 2005
Katrina Relief Sidewalk Sale 9/17
THIS SATURDAY 9/17. 3016 Cambridge Street, Philadelphia. Donation only yard sale. All proceeds will go to the Sparkplug Foundation (http://sparkplugfoundation.org) for immediate disaster relief. Come, browse, buy, donate, support!
09.11 2005
kind of like spitting 9/13
9/13 7pmKIND OF LIKE SPITTING (portland,OR)RAREBIRDS (philly)TINY AMPS (boston)come celebrate the return of ben and music without booking agents…it should be sweet and cozy
09.09 2005
Poster Exhibit
Philippe Apeloig: Design Work September 9 – October 16The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery @ UArtsReception: Friday, September 9,5:00- 8PM