Sunday, April 17, 2011

Brain-injured artists show life's reflections

BRAIN-INJURED ARTISTS SHOW LIFE'S REFLECTIONS

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Sandra Madden of Douglas shows her color photo “Native Child.” She took the picture on a visit to Plimoth Plantation. (T&G Staff Photos/CHRISTINE PETERSON)


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"Winter Calm" by Sandra Madden shows a field in the Blackstone Valley.
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It's a simple scene: a baby nestled inside a pouch around his mother's belly, sleeping.

His eyes are softly closed, his head leaning against his mother.

It's a scene of calm, of tranquility, captured through Sandra Madden's camera lens. That feeling of peace is what Ms. Madden loves about the photo. That feeling of peace is something she was missing for a while after a bicycle accident nearly five years ago changed her life.

She was riding her bicycle near her home in Douglas when she lost control for a second. She fell off the bike and onto her back. more read...

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