(Digital Illustration - ©2008 Mabelle Ramirez-Ortiz))

Here's the big secret:
We ALL matter.
Our voices all need to be heard.
Our art needs to be seen.
When we don't show up at the meeting, at church, at the party, people notice and they wonder where we are.
We are seen and known.
And our stories need to be shared.

This beautiful quote comes from Andrea's blog: (visit her post so you can read the whole story, so inspiring!) http://www.superherodesigns.com/journal/archives/001442.html