V-Day/ Until the Violence Stops

This is not directly related to The Grace Project - but is certainly an example of Grace at work. I have been doing quite a bit of photography for V-Day Apex - a local chapter of V-Day/ Until the Violence Stops. This group of women have been working tirelessly to fight violence against women and are raising money for a private interviewing room in our new police station in Apex for women who are victims of violence. They have put on a fashion show, 2 silent auctions and will be putting on The Vagina Monologues at the Halle Gallery in Apex this Friday and Saturday night.

Last month I had the privilege of photographing behind the scenes. Great time! I put the images together on a video and posted it to my blog and on my FB account. Animoto saw my video and contacted me by phone saying that they were very impressed with it and wanted to feature V-Day Apex on their new site "Animoto for a Cause". I was thrilled and contacted the local chapter leader who got in touch with V-Day National. To make a long story short - the V-day organization and Animoto choose to feature V-Day Global and the issues in the Congo. This video going out on earth day world wide is a direct result of Grace. s

three sisters

Jours de grâce – Days of Grace

Three sister goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology dispensed Grace through charm and beauty, but their Grace was limited to a visual world.

Our quest is to celebrate the vision of one’s Grace, by understanding each woman’s unique state of being. The idiom of, “in the good graces of..” offers a starting point of discovery. We search for the, ‘privately refined, effortless beauty of manner, elegance of personal style....all a part of your Grace.

With due respect to theology and religious connotations, each of us harbors special qualities of Grace deep within our being – kind of like the silent partner in our character. I have always been of the notion that all of God’s creatures embrace and shelter a simplistic Grace that lives as an integral part of personality. Mockingbirds chatter, Buttercups glow, Oceans flow. Seems that Grace is a defining element in every living thing, be it obvious or subtle.
Grace might be simple but it might just as well be complex – attitudes, behavioral patterns, emotional responses...individual traits that flourish over a lifetime. Yes, Grace epitomizes your enduring emotional response to life.

Your Grace of Being should be anticipated, nourished and honored.
In these Days of Grace, we come together to realize an outward symbol,
a Grace Project self-commemorative Portrait.