“Ally is looking out for Microtia” art piece created by professional artist, Priscila Soares, (California)
In recognition of National Microtia Awareness Day, The Ear Community Organization and the Tumblin Family is honored to discover that Priscila Soares, (a professional artist in California) has created a beautiful art piece of a little girl with Microtia and Atresia, named “Ally is looking out for Microtia” to represent the Tumblin’s daughter, Ally, and to represent children with Microtia and Atresia.
Artist, Priscila Soares, creates pieces of art that tell the stories of real people behind hearing loss. Last year (2017), Priscila discovered National Microtia Awareness Day and made this beautiful little girl to honor National Microtia Awareness Day. However, Priscila didn’t have a real child behind this piece of art. “When I publicized my work, Melissa Tumblin, the founder of the Ear Community Organization got in touch with me asking to share the video and photos of this piece with her community. Coincidentally, her organization is the one that established National Microtia Awareness Day. Since 2010, they helped thousands of children and adults who were born with Microtia and Atresia, and their families. They also hosted nearly 60 events all over the world, donated nearly 100 new bone conduction hearing devices, and awarded nearly 10 college scholarships. Melissa’s daughter Ally, was born with Microtia and Atresia and is considered the poster child for their organization. This year (2018), I decided to transform this piece to be inspired about Ally’s story and her mom’s touching mission to look out for all the ones who have Microtia/Atresia.
I changed the doll’s device to look just like the Ponto Plus Ally wears and instead of having a lady bug device like before, I created a Microtia Elf butterfly (that’s its real name, the Microtia butterfly) and have it be landed on her device, and re-shaped the ear to look like Ally’s ear (Grade III Microtia). It’s been a wonderful and touching experience to connect with such wonderful people.
Ally, I truly hope your path will transform the lives of many with your beauty and power.”
Here is the video of Priscila making this beautiful art piece and transforming it to resemble Ally: https://youtu.be/EYu-Bj6CD74?t=3
Here is the link about Priscila’s reasons for creating this little girl after Ally:
https://myluckyears.com/2018/09/ally-is-looking-out-for-microtia/?fbclid=IwAR2YTJeQ1WmMMZPhwfmy5PASADL1cRwD2DEjU65xBK5Q6G72jwqKb6EQAaw
Here is the link to Priscila’s website: https://myluckyears.com/
Priscila is truly an amazing person, mother, and artist. She has touched the hearts of my family and our organization by making this beautiful piece of art after our daughter and to recognize our Microtia and Atresia community. Priscila started losing her hearing at age 17 due to a cholesteatoma. Priscila’s second son, was born deaf and is a cochlear implant user. Having experienced hearing loss herself and having to advocate for her son since he was a baby, makes her passion and advocacy even more powerful in her artwork. Some of Priscila’s most powerful art pieces portraying real individuals behind hearing loss include a piece with wings behind the ears representing cochlear implants called “Flying places.” Another is an individual coming out of their shell with hearing loss called “Out of the Cochlear shell.” The particular piece of art where Ally is portrayed, called “Ally is looking out for Microtia” will be on display at one of the Children’s hospitals in California.
Thank you again, from the bottom of my family’s hearts, for making such a beautiful piece of art that helps bring awareness to the public about Microtia and Atresia and our national awareness day. Thank you for creating “Ally is looking out for Microtia” for our community! 💙👂💙
– The Tumblin Family and the Ear Community Organization
www.EarCommunity.org
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- Ally is looking out for Microtia, art created by professional artist, Priscila Soares, (California)
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- “Ally is looking out for Microtia”
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- Artist, Priscila Soares, makes the cover of the “Times Herald” with her beautiful and passionate artwork of individuals behind hearing loss.
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- Times Herald, Thursday, October 11th, 2018.
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- Created by artist Priscila Soares, a Microtia butterfly on a Ponto Plus hearing device with pink soft band head band
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- Ally, the little girl behind the art piece called “Ally is looking out for Microtia.”
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