Comments on: Painting a picture of recovery [updated 9/22] http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/special-features/2010/03/19/painting-a-picture-of-recovery/32947 News and Information from WHYY in Philadelphia Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:50:34 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Cathy Harris http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/special-features/2010/03/19/painting-a-picture-of-recovery/32947/comment-page-1#comment-3267 Cathy Harris Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:03:12 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=32947#comment-3267 As the manager of this project and sister of a young man who lost his life to his heroine addiction, this project has been so meaningful for me. The participants at JEVS have been wonderful to meet and work with. I'm so appreciative of the staff at JEVS for allowing us to take up residence and engage their counselors and constituents in this process. Everyone has been open about their lives and stories and they have become inspiration for each other and for us who support them in their recovery. And muralist James Burns, you are awesome! As the manager of this project and sister of a young man who lost his life to his heroine addiction, this project has been so meaningful for me. The participants at JEVS have been wonderful to meet and work with. I'm so appreciative of the staff at JEVS for allowing us to take up residence and engage their counselors and constituents in this process. Everyone has been open about their lives and stories and they have become inspiration for each other and for us who support them in their recovery. And muralist James Burns, you are awesome!

]]> By: james daniel burns http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/special-features/2010/03/19/painting-a-picture-of-recovery/32947/comment-page-1#comment-3002 james daniel burns Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:20:05 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=32947#comment-3002 I am very happy to have had an opportunity to be a part of this project. it has given me tremendous insight into the recovery community as a whole and i have had a chance to meet some amazing people through the collaborative process. I am very happy to have had an opportunity to be a part of this project. it has given me tremendous insight into the recovery community as a whole and i have had a chance to meet some amazing people through the collaborative process.

]]> By: Nuri Leigh Burville http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/special-features/2010/03/19/painting-a-picture-of-recovery/32947/comment-page-1#comment-2767 Nuri Leigh Burville Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:23:58 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=32947#comment-2767 What an awesome inspirational project .... recovering addicts painting the ugly parts of their city with their message of strength and hope!!!! Wow! It would be nice to see this painting therapy done in every neighborhood in every town and city across our planet! We are all artists in our own right! And ART is the antidote!!!! Respect, Nuri What an awesome inspirational project …. recovering addicts painting the ugly parts of their city with their message of strength and hope!!!! Wow!

It would be nice to see this painting therapy done in every neighborhood in every town and city across our planet!

We are all artists in our own right! And ART is the antidote!!!!

Respect,
Nuri

]]> By: Patricia English http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/special-features/2010/03/19/painting-a-picture-of-recovery/32947/comment-page-1#comment-2766 Patricia English Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:20:51 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=32947#comment-2766 I cannot begin to tell you what this project means to me as the mother of a drug addicted son. This project could save many lives and bring so many people closer to an understanding how drug addiciton is a prison cell but the person using has to free him or herself from the prison..not as easy as it sounds. I am so happy to see mural arts doing this incredible project. Thank you to WHYY for taking an interest...we need to see more of it... I cannot begin to tell you what this project means to me as the mother of a drug addicted son. This project could save many lives and bring so many people closer to an understanding how drug addiciton is a prison cell but the person using has to free him or herself from the prison..not as easy as it sounds. I am so happy to see mural arts doing this incredible project. Thank you to WHYY for taking an interest…we need to see more of it…

]]>