diabetes art day 2012 (belated)

I participated in my first Diabetes Art Day about one year after L was diagnosed.  The theme of my piece was "time" and it was inspired those 15 minute and three hour checks, and everything in between. You can see my post about it here.

During last year's D Art Day we were two years into diabetes and my contribution was inspired by the amazing Diabetes Online Community that had welcomed and supported me and my family. I posted about it here.

We just celebrated our 3 year d-versary and this year's artwork reflects where I am in this journey: trying to make sure I am not consumed by it. My daughter's diabetes has a place in my life, but it's not the only thing on my mind. That is both a relief, and something I would have had difficulty saying before now.

So I looked through a bunch of magazines to try to find things that I love and that represent different parts of my personality. Unfortch, there are no pics of my friends in most major mags, so this piece is more focused on pop culture. I think it's pretty self-explanatory, but let me know if I can answer any questions you may have. ;)

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Thanks again to Lee Ann at The Butter Compartment for creating Diabetes Art Day. And be sure to check out this year's gallery to see the hundreds of other contributions from around the world.