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beenznrice raising money for American Red Cross China Relief Fund

chinese madonna
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 - link
Donate directly to the American Red Cross China Relief Fun - link
Officer breast-feeds quake orphans (CNN.com) - link

(Thanks, Naomi!)

That was part of it.

starnami's picture

If you read my blog (posted on there) about why and how the piece came together, it would make sense. I saw this woman with the likeness and maternal and selfless qualities as those depicted by the Virgin Mary or The Virgin (or Our Lady) of Guadalupe. I've raised $75 so far peeps-help me raise some more!

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