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Art for Cure was founded by three people who share common passions: to a help others in need, to volunteer for organizations for whose causes they believe, for their love of art, and their belief it can heal and aid in cure. It All Began With Bob's Amazing FlowersBob Stockfield, Komen Maryland volunteer photographer, and Jennifer Tisch (a graphic designer who captained a team of 200) became instant friends when they met at the Maryland Race for the Cure in 2005. They stayed in touch and worked together on projects at the National Institutes of Health where Jennifer was then working. The idea for Life Blooms stemmed from Bob’s love of flower photography. He called Jennifer up and said that he had hundreds of photos of flowers that he shot over the years because of his wife's love for them. He asked Jennifer to help him do something nice for Komen with them. It is all history from there. Bob sent Jennifer a CD containing hundreds of photos and she selected her favorites and created the piece now named Life Blooms. Jennifer wanted to bring something even more meaningful to the piece so she called her dear friend Jennifer Patrizio who is a breast cancer & leukemia survivor. Jennifer knew of the other Jennifer's very eloquent writing style, and her amazing talent of giving speeches that bring people to tears, so she asked her to write down her thoughts in how breast cancer has affected her and to weave it into a flower theme. Life Blooms was then created. The group shared the piece with Komen Maryland and everyone loved the idea so much that further discussion of the potential of this concept made the group decide to found Art for Cure. |
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| Jennifer Carr Patrizio is a 5-year breast cancer survivor and 2-year leukemia survivor. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA and grew up in Youngstown, OH. After graduating from Youngstown State University with a BA in English, Jennifer relocated to Maryland and in 1996 married Ed Patrizio and settled in Crofton, Maryland. Jennifer is now a stay-at-home mom for their 7 year old daughter, Stephanie. Jennifer also volunteers at her daughter's elementary school, sings in her church's choir, and just completed her first half marathon in June with Team in Training to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Jennifer is passionate about her family, fitness, and advancing science and medicine toward a cure for all cancers. |
Jennifer Carr Patrizio |
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| Bob Stockfield has been freelancing in photography since 1986 in the Baltimore-Washington region (www.stockfieldphoto.com). He earned his master's degree in photojournalism and mass communications, taught college and worked several years as a news photographer and photo director in New York and Baltimore. He works both on location and at his studio in the historic Mill Centre in Baltimore, Maryland, working with corporate and non-profit clients. Bob has a true love for life. One cannot be around Bob without laughing at his quick-witted one-liners and natural ability to come up with random famous quotes to fit just about any occasion. He has been happily married for 20 years to his wonderful & supportive wife, Sharon, who owns and operates a Baltimore-based framing shop. Sharon and Bob live with the three dogs they adopted from the Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MDSPCA) where Bob serves on the board of directors. He also serves on the board of the Baltimore chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). Bob has been volunteering as a photographer for the past 8 years for Komen Maryland and as a volunteer at the Tisch house to photograph Jennifer's twin boys in action. |
Bob Stockfield |
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| Jennifer Tisch is 34 years old and a two-time breast cancer survivor. She was first diagnosed in March 2005 and again in January 2007. She is a communications consultant based out of her home office in Bowie, MD (www.jennifertisch.com). Her consultancy services are focused on the strategic planning and direction of creative projects such as print media, web, and video. Jennifer is a mother to three-year-old twin boys and married ten years to Robert Tisch, both originally from Michigan. She has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Michigan and worked in Texas and in Iowa directing studies involving nutrition and children before moving to Maryland in 2000. Most recently she spent six years at the National Institutes of Health's Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine in the office of communications where she directed visual communication products such as recruitment materials for clinical trials, brochures, reports, flyers, presentations, and photo & video shoots. Jennifer is very energetic and is passionate about family, friends, cooking, art, and photography. She loves to get her hands into as many things as possible. Bob tirelessly tries to pull back on her reins. |
Jennifer Tisch |
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