BlogCadre pal and contributor, Naomi Valdivia of beenznrice was inspired to create a piece of art after reading a CNN article about a Chinese officer named Jiang Xiaojuan:
This is a portrait of Officer Jiang Xiaojuan who, in the midst of the Chinese Earthquake disaster, is a nursing mother of a 6 month old, and nursed at least 9 babies who found themselves with no parents. Her selfless and maternal act made me think of the Virgin Mary and what her symbol means. When I read the article and saw her picture, she even looked like the iconic figure, so I was moved to create this piece for it.
This piece can be purchased for $20 over at Etsy. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross China Relief Fund.
Chinese Madonna, beenznrice's Etsy shop -
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linkOfficer breast-feeds quake orphans (CNN.com) -
link(Thanks, Naomi!)
