Welcome to the Diabetes Art Day 2010 online gallery! Diabetes Art Day, September 1, 2010, is an initiative to encourage the Diabetes Online Community to use art as a way of “telling a story” about life with diabetes. It’s a way for us to tell our stories to each other so we can connect and share. It’s a way to generate awareness for diabetes outside of the Diabetes Online Community by sharing art beyond the Diabetes Online Community on places like Facebook and Twitter. This is artwork that the Diabetes Online Community shared for Diabetes Art Day. At the bottom of the page, you will find links to blogs and websites where you can view more Diabetes Art Day artwork.
Thanks to all who participated in Diabetes Art Day 2010!
If you would like your Diabetes Art Day artwork included here, or you would like to submit a link of your Diabetes Art Day artwork, please email me at leeann at thebuttercompartment dot com.
Isabel's picture - the 3 types of cookie that she can have at school snack time
Isabel with her picture - oatcakes Ritz biscuits and gingerbread men
“Cookies” by Isabel, age 3, Singapore, type 1
From Isabel’s mom: “I told the teacher about [Diabetes Art Day] and she got the whole class involved; they all drew pictures of something that related to Isabel and her diabetes… Isabel’s picture shows the three types of cookie that she can have at school snack time. I send snacks in for her, as the standard school ones are quite sugary. She has either an oatcake spread with cream cheese, a wholegrain gingerbread man or Ritz biscuits with cheese. Interestingly, three of them chose to draw her cookies – I think the other children are quite fascinated by the fact that she has her own ‘special’ snacks! One child drew Isabel’s BG meter, Isabel’s best friend Charlotte drew Isabel with her BG meter and another child drew a box of apple juice (which she has when she’s low). Apparently they threw themselves into the project with great enthusiasm and thought it was a brilliant idea!”
'Reaching' by Stephanie
“Reaching” by Stephanie, age 28, type 1 for 23 years, pumping for 2 weeks
As an art writer/reviewer and type 1 diabetic, these images are both beautiful to look at and filled with emotional depth! Kudos to all the artists, way to make something beautiful out of something ugly! Thank you
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I posted a link to this page on my Facebook page. One of my friends (who is VERY fluent in Spanish) wrote the following comment:
Great idea (and great collage). But they did Lourdes, age 6, a disservice translating her title as “I Have Diabetes.” She collaged “Tengo Diabetes y Soy Feliz” (“I have diabetes and I’m happy”) and I think that “happy” is very important here. The kids are great. Thanks for sharing this project.
These were great! Thanks so much for thinking this up. The idea for mine popped into my head as I read your first post about d-art day. It was great to see what else other people came up with.
Hi, i am Lourdes’s father, there was an error about the info because she has diabetes type 1 since july 30th 2010 and not 2009. only 1 month ago.. thanks for all and specially thanks to Lee ann for letus be part of this.
Bye! Kisses!
The creativity is flowing in all these pieces.
Mine is at http://thepoordiabetic.com/random-diabetes/
Thanks Lee Ann for this project, it was an artistic vision on its own.
Thank you so much for all the fabulous art here! this was from my five year old daughter – we sent it yesterday but I know Lee Ann is busy so we also put it at this site, you can see it a tiny bit! http://www.diatribe.us/home_new.php
Really enjoyed this – I think Diabetes Art Day deserves some national press – perfect for the Today Show or a morning program, and I bet the producers would consider showing some of the art next year with advance warning… just a thought.
Thanks for putting it altogether on one page! Superb!
Elizabeth/diabetes 24-7
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Have been too swamped this week to catch this the day it debuted, so I’m just checking stuff out now. Congrats, Lee Ann, on making this such a success!
[...] diabetes in so many beautiful and powerful ways. I encourage you to check out the pieces on the Diabetes Art Day Online Gallery and read Lee Ann’s final thoughts about the [...]
GREAT Stuff… So expressive of how we live our lives and many are SO inspirational. We need this outlet and way to express ourselves. Thank You all who contributed they are all beautiful as each of us is as well!!!
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All the art I’ve seen so far is so creative and I could sense a very emotional experience. Thank you for the great idea and for sharing.
This is fabulous! More art! Keep it coming!
These are great!!! Thank you for posting them.
As an art writer/reviewer and type 1 diabetic, these images are both beautiful to look at and filled with emotional depth! Kudos to all the artists, way to make something beautiful out of something ugly! Thank you
[...] Art Day Jump to Comments Thanks to Lee Ann Thill of The Butter Compartment for creating Diabetes Art Day, meant to raise awareness about diabetes through art. Lee Ann has type 1 and is an art therapist [...]
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YES! So glad to see the “turnout” for this day, Lee Ann.
Here’s mine–sorry so late!
http://trying2behuman.blogspot.com/2010/09/diabetes-art-day.html
This is SO much fun!!! (Gee, something related to the big “D” that’s fun?!!!
Well, it’s about time!
WOW WOW WOW!! I LOVE ALL OF THEM! I love this so much.
It’s probably tough keeping up with all the photos today, so here’s a link to my contribution!
http://www.dorkabetic.com/2010/09/diabetes-art-day-2010.html
I posted a link to this page on my Facebook page. One of my friends (who is VERY fluent in Spanish) wrote the following comment:
Great idea (and great collage). But they did Lourdes, age 6, a disservice translating her title as “I Have Diabetes.” She collaged “Tengo Diabetes y Soy Feliz” (“I have diabetes and I’m happy”) and I think that “happy” is very important here. The kids are great. Thanks for sharing this project.
These were great! Thanks so much for thinking this up. The idea for mine popped into my head as I read your first post about d-art day. It was great to see what else other people came up with.
awesome art!! I love it! Here is my art!!
http://ninnifur.blogspot.com/2010/09/d-art-day.html
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im blown away!!what fantastic art everywhere!thanks each and everyone of you
First off, love the blog name! I am amazed by the creativity on this blog.Thanks for posting!
Hi, i am Lourdes’s father, there was an error about the info because she has diabetes type 1 since july 30th 2010 and not 2009. only 1 month ago.. thanks for all and specially thanks to Lee ann for letus be part of this.
Bye! Kisses!
These are SO wonderful! Such inspiration and thought and love has gone into these. I’m so proud seeing Isabel’s picture up there too
Thank you Lee Ann for bringing us together like this – it’s so awesome to see one of the positive aspects of diabetes.
Kerry xxx
By the way, link to mine….
http://drjekyllandmrslow.blogspot.com/2010/09/diabetes-art-day.html
The creativity is flowing in all these pieces.
Mine is at http://thepoordiabetic.com/random-diabetes/
Thanks Lee Ann for this project, it was an artistic vision on its own.
Thank you so much for all the fabulous art here! this was from my five year old daughter – we sent it yesterday but I know Lee Ann is busy so we also put it at this site, you can see it a tiny bit! http://www.diatribe.us/home_new.php
Really enjoyed this – I think Diabetes Art Day deserves some national press – perfect for the Today Show or a morning program, and I bet the producers would consider showing some of the art next year with advance warning… just a thought.
Thanks for putting it altogether on one page! Superb!
Elizabeth/diabetes 24-7
[...] cap off this week of copious diabetes creativity, I am presenting a few favorites from the “Most-Creative” category in the 2010 DiabetesMine [...]
Here’s my art, http://canadiandgal.blogspot.com/2010/09/diabetes-art-day.html
Have been too swamped this week to catch this the day it debuted, so I’m just checking stuff out now. Congrats, Lee Ann, on making this such a success!
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What an AMAZING thing you have created;
a whole lot of postive, out of a bunch of negative. THANK you sooo much!!!! :~)
GREAT Stuff… So expressive of how we live our lives and many are SO inspirational. We need this outlet and way to express ourselves. Thank You all who contributed they are all beautiful as each of us is as well!!!
[...] Ann Thill of The Butter Compartment: Diabetes Art Day (I really, really wanted to comment of everyone’s art pieces, but it was difficult to keep [...]
[...] art. Lee Ann is a board certified art therapist and founder of Diabetes Art Day. She also has been type 1 since ‘78. Bring some diabetes supplies and express your feelings about [...]
[...] usual, push yourself to express them in a different way today. Make a vlog. Create a piece of D-Art. Write a poem. Draw a cartoon. Post a collage. Anything goes – as long as it is [...]