Today is October 9th, which marks 11 years since my stepdad passed away from brain cancer at the age of 48. He was robbed of being able to live the second half of his life. The second half where he would have retired, spent time with his grandchildren, go to the beach with my mom for long walks and have the time to live his life after working for most of it. I will never forget when my stepdad helped me turn a spare room in our basement into my very first art studio, he put up custom shelving and a desk. I painted the walls hot pink... he didn’t like my choice but it was on sale (I was in HS and waitressing for $5 an hour) so I thought I scored 😃 After seeing what I was creating with clay, my stepdad told me, “you are going to do something special in your life” As a teenager, I didn’t fully comprehend what he said to me It wasn’t until I came back to my art in 2012 that I knew what that special thing was, Freedom4Ewa 💟 Freedom4Ewa is so special and it is my everything, it is about healing my trauma through my art and sharing my story. Connecting with other survivors and developing those connections into lifelong friendships. Freedom4Ewa is bigger than me, it is a movement, a movement that I hope will show the world how truly powerful Love and Empathy are! I am grateful to have the opportunity at the age of 35 to be able to fully immerse myself into creating and helping others. I am truly living my life, doing what I am meant to do. I survived for this! Live your life everyday with love in your heart! ♥️Smile at someone ♥️Spend time with a loved one ♥️Open the door for a stranger ♥️Take a walk with a friend ♥️Write a letter to your partner ♥️Make time for what and who you love #anniversaryofdeath #stepdad #braincancer #toyoungtodie #memoriesmade #firstartstudio #artstudio #kindheart #makingadifferencetogether #fulltimeartist #healingjourney #artheals #artsaves #maketimeforyou #loveispower #empathyiseverything #domesticviolencesurvivor https://www.instagram.com/p/CGH440JDI7Y/?igshid=1o95o6h1ge85x
