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In the Fall of 2007, Vickie and Tim Florschuetz brainstormed a grassroots plan to use portrait art as a positive way of helping and educating people. With this in mind, Vickie set out to work with domestic abuse survivors to produce their portraits and written stories of overcoming hardship. The more she listened, the more Vickie learned about the prominent stereotypes, the enormous ignorance surrounding the issues, and the vast numbers of individuals who carry the shame of being abused. With this realization, Vickie took a desire and turned it into a mission of changing public awareness about domestic abuse by connecting the public with survivors through art.
Created with the survivor, the original artwork captures the beauty, strength, and wisdom of overcoming hardship, embodying our belief that with community awareness and support, every individual CAN live a life of freedom, security, and love.