Anita (Jodi) Larson
Age 52, of Wilmington, DE, died on Sunday May 20, 2007, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Jodi was born in Albertsville, AL on October 5, 1954. She was a lover of the arts, nature and people. She was a wonderful photographer, paper-maker, teacher and a friend of Bill W. Jodi created a website called "The Show of Hands", to help support survivors of childhood abuse.
The Show of Hands
Jodi will be dearly missed by; her children, Keary Larson and his wife, Kate, Emily Harding and her husband, Lonnie, Anna Larson and her companion, Andrew Desmond, II, and Aaliyah Larson, her grandson, Andrew Desmond, III; her parents, Bonita and Jacques Berman; her sisters, Narissia Phanuef, Marcia Davis and her husband, Bob, Jan Metcalf and her husband, Clyde; her brother, Jay Berman and his wife, Paula; many nieces, nephews and cherished friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Millcreek, 579 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, on Thursday, May 24, at 10 am. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME, 3200 Limestone Road, Pike Creek, on Wednesday from 6-8pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Jodi may be sent to the Heartland Hospice House, 261 Chapman Road Newark, DE 19702; or to the Helen Graham Cancer Center4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19713.
About the Artist (from her blog site)
As an artist and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I am committed to breaking the silence that surrounds this societal disease. As an artist, I want to create beautiful and meaningful art, as a survivor, I want to connect with other victims and give them a public voice so we may share in educating the public and breaking the silence. The Show Of Hands is a collection of handprints; each representing a survivor that has put up his or her hand to be counted. The handprints will be the basis for an installation; my goal is 5000 sheets creating an ocean of blues. This blog is my forum to share this beautiful artwork. I hope you are touched by the images and appreciate the courage, creative talent and compassion that goes into this imagery
The Show of Hands Blogspot
About the handprint ...
This is my handprint. I choose to do mine as a reverse shadow because I wanted the effect of being tattooed. What was done to me one summer when I was a child forever altered my life; it is permanent and can never be removed. It left scars that went unnoticed or ignored for many years. But once my denial was too painful to continue my healing finally began.
Today I am able to remember a few good things from that summer, one of which was watching the abusers wife make delicate handmade lace. This tattoo is a reminder to me that I have been marked in life but I have a choice as to how I live with and wear those markings.
Age 52, of Wilmington, DE, died on Sunday May 20, 2007, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Jodi was born in Albertsville, AL on October 5, 1954. She was a lover of the arts, nature and people. She was a wonderful photographer, paper-maker, teacher and a friend of Bill W. Jodi created a website called "The Show of Hands", to help support survivors of childhood abuse.
The Show of Hands
Jodi will be dearly missed by; her children, Keary Larson and his wife, Kate, Emily Harding and her husband, Lonnie, Anna Larson and her companion, Andrew Desmond, II, and Aaliyah Larson, her grandson, Andrew Desmond, III; her parents, Bonita and Jacques Berman; her sisters, Narissia Phanuef, Marcia Davis and her husband, Bob, Jan Metcalf and her husband, Clyde; her brother, Jay Berman and his wife, Paula; many nieces, nephews and cherished friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Millcreek, 579 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, on Thursday, May 24, at 10 am. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME, 3200 Limestone Road, Pike Creek, on Wednesday from 6-8pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Jodi may be sent to the Heartland Hospice House, 261 Chapman Road Newark, DE 19702; or to the Helen Graham Cancer Center4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19713.
About the Artist (from her blog site)
As an artist and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I am committed to breaking the silence that surrounds this societal disease. As an artist, I want to create beautiful and meaningful art, as a survivor, I want to connect with other victims and give them a public voice so we may share in educating the public and breaking the silence. The Show Of Hands is a collection of handprints; each representing a survivor that has put up his or her hand to be counted. The handprints will be the basis for an installation; my goal is 5000 sheets creating an ocean of blues. This blog is my forum to share this beautiful artwork. I hope you are touched by the images and appreciate the courage, creative talent and compassion that goes into this imagery
The Show of Hands Blogspot
About the handprint ...
This is my handprint. I choose to do mine as a reverse shadow because I wanted the effect of being tattooed. What was done to me one summer when I was a child forever altered my life; it is permanent and can never be removed. It left scars that went unnoticed or ignored for many years. But once my denial was too painful to continue my healing finally began.
Today I am able to remember a few good things from that summer, one of which was watching the abusers wife make delicate handmade lace. This tattoo is a reminder to me that I have been marked in life but I have a choice as to how I live with and wear those markings.
Anita (Jodi) Larson
Age 52, of Wilmington, DE, died on Sunday May 20, 2007, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Jodi was born in Albertsville, AL on October 5, 1954. She was a lover of the arts, nature and people. She was a wonderful photographer, paper-maker, teacher and a friend of Bill W. Jodi created a website called "The Show of Hands", to help support survivors of childhood abuse.
The Show of Hands
Jodi will be dearly missed by; her children, Keary Larson and his wife, Kate, Emily Harding and her husband, Lonnie, Anna Larson and her companion, Andrew Desmond, II, and Aaliyah Larson, her grandson, Andrew Desmond, III; her parents, Bonita and Jacques Berman; her sisters, Narissia Phanuef, Marcia Davis and her husband, Bob, Jan Metcalf and her husband, Clyde; her brother, Jay Berman and his wife, Paula; many nieces, nephews and cherished friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Millcreek, 579 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, on Thursday, May 24, at 10 am. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME, 3200 Limestone Road, Pike Creek, on Wednesday from 6-8pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Jodi may be sent to the Heartland Hospice House, 261 Chapman Road Newark, DE 19702; or to the Helen Graham Cancer Center4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19713.
About the Artist (from her blog site)
As an artist and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I am committed to breaking the silence that surrounds this societal disease. As an artist, I want to create beautiful and meaningful art, as a survivor, I want to connect with other victims and give them a public voice so we may share in educating the public and breaking the silence. The Show Of Hands is a collection of handprints; each representing a survivor that has put up his or her hand to be counted. The handprints will be the basis for an installation; my goal is 5000 sheets creating an ocean of blues. This blog is my forum to share this beautiful artwork. I hope you are touched by the images and appreciate the courage, creative talent and compassion that goes into this imagery
The Show of Hands Blogspot
About the handprint ...
This is my handprint. I choose to do mine as a reverse shadow because I wanted the effect of being tattooed. What was done to me one summer when I was a child forever altered my life; it is permanent and can never be removed. It left scars that went unnoticed or ignored for many years. But once my denial was too painful to continue my healing finally began.
Today I am able to remember a few good things from that summer, one of which was watching the abusers wife make delicate handmade lace. This tattoo is a reminder to me that I have been marked in life but I have a choice as to how I live with and wear those markings.
Age 52, of Wilmington, DE, died on Sunday May 20, 2007, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Jodi was born in Albertsville, AL on October 5, 1954. She was a lover of the arts, nature and people. She was a wonderful photographer, paper-maker, teacher and a friend of Bill W. Jodi created a website called "The Show of Hands", to help support survivors of childhood abuse.
The Show of Hands
Jodi will be dearly missed by; her children, Keary Larson and his wife, Kate, Emily Harding and her husband, Lonnie, Anna Larson and her companion, Andrew Desmond, II, and Aaliyah Larson, her grandson, Andrew Desmond, III; her parents, Bonita and Jacques Berman; her sisters, Narissia Phanuef, Marcia Davis and her husband, Bob, Jan Metcalf and her husband, Clyde; her brother, Jay Berman and his wife, Paula; many nieces, nephews and cherished friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Millcreek, 579 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, on Thursday, May 24, at 10 am. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME, 3200 Limestone Road, Pike Creek, on Wednesday from 6-8pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Jodi may be sent to the Heartland Hospice House, 261 Chapman Road Newark, DE 19702; or to the Helen Graham Cancer Center4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19713.
About the Artist (from her blog site)
As an artist and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I am committed to breaking the silence that surrounds this societal disease. As an artist, I want to create beautiful and meaningful art, as a survivor, I want to connect with other victims and give them a public voice so we may share in educating the public and breaking the silence. The Show Of Hands is a collection of handprints; each representing a survivor that has put up his or her hand to be counted. The handprints will be the basis for an installation; my goal is 5000 sheets creating an ocean of blues. This blog is my forum to share this beautiful artwork. I hope you are touched by the images and appreciate the courage, creative talent and compassion that goes into this imagery
The Show of Hands Blogspot
About the handprint ...
This is my handprint. I choose to do mine as a reverse shadow because I wanted the effect of being tattooed. What was done to me one summer when I was a child forever altered my life; it is permanent and can never be removed. It left scars that went unnoticed or ignored for many years. But once my denial was too painful to continue my healing finally began.
Today I am able to remember a few good things from that summer, one of which was watching the abusers wife make delicate handmade lace. This tattoo is a reminder to me that I have been marked in life but I have a choice as to how I live with and wear those markings.
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