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:iconyanagi-san:
::FULL VIEW PLEASE!::

Anyone who is a fan of Terry Pratchett and his Discworld novels knows that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's Disease. A blog called "Match It For Pratchett" has started a fund to raise money for Alzheimer's research to match the 1 million the author pledged towards research.
Through this blog the Pratchett fan community has started "Wear the Lilac", a campaign to wear a sprig of lilac on the 25th of May for Alzheimer's Awareness. This coincides with an incident from one of Pratchett's books, "Night Watch" in which the main characters wear a sprig of lilac on the 25th of May in remembrance of a great revolution, and a fallen comrade-in-arms.

I think this is a great movement, and I made this lilac image in honor of it. I plan on posting it on the 25, in lieu of wearing one [because I have no lilac, and I don't go anywhere...>_>]
I'm not sure if the deep purple ribbon is part of it, but I added it because it looks nice and balances the picture.


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Medium: Opencanvas
Time: An hour or so
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~Ficklefiend May 25, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Beautiful, I wish I had a real spring to wear but this will have to do for today!

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"WE DIDN'T BURN HIM!!"
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:iconyanagi-san:
~yanagi-san May 25, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks. I really hope we continue to strive to find a cure or a preventive for this.

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"It's the same with love that's just sweet:
The slightly salted kind,
Shrinks the distance between us;
And I'm sure-
That a future more wonderful than today is waiting..."

~"Vanilla Salt", Horie Yui
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:iconzillaan:
WOW - thanks for the info. The Lilacs around here might be open by then. If they are - i will honor TP and your art by wearing a sprig.
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:iconyanagi-san:
~yanagi-san May 6, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
Awesome! Spread the word! =D

--
"It's the same with love that's just sweet:
The slightly salted kind,
Shrinks the distance between us;
And I'm sure-
That a future more wonderful than today is waiting..."

~"Vanilla Salt", Horie Yui
::huggle::
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:icondude4:
^^ that's beautiful.

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Love is such an addictive drug so here's the thing...
Lets get wasted.
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:iconyanagi-san:
~yanagi-san May 3, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks! ^^

--
"It's the same with love that's just sweet:
The slightly salted kind,
Shrinks the distance between us;
And I'm sure-
That a future more wonderful than today is waiting..."

~"Vanilla Salt", Horie Yui
::huggle::
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