๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ฎ๐๐ Okay, let me back up a little bit here and I'll tell you the whole story. I've been holding onto this news for MONTHS now. I woke up one morning to an email from British VOGUE and tabled it for after my kids were dropped off at school. I remember thinking, "I'll check on this later. I'm sure it's a scam." But it didn't ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ like a scam. AND -- ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ข ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฎ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐๐๐. So after absolutely spending way too long to convince myself it wasn't real, I finally accepted it was and did plenty a happy dance in my studio. And it ๐๐ real. โฃ โฃ ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ. โฃMy artwork is in the April, May, and June issues of British VOGUE magazine, in their "Vogue's Gallery" section. โฃ โฃ I'm so grateful for the chance to share my work with British Vogue's readership, and my heart might explode to be in the presence of such amazing artists, makers, and humans out in the world. I owe a very robust thank you to the Vogue Gallery team for reaching out and inviting me to participate--I'm so grateful for the opportunity. โฃ โฃ ๐๐, ๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
I am so deeply honored to be in the entire May 2023 issue, especially, because it is dedicated to making Disability ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and to honor, in British VOGUEโs words, โโฆ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐บ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ธ๐น ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ท๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฎโ. โฃ
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Why am I so thankful that THIS issue has my artwork!? Well, many of you know I am not just an artist. Iโm also a certified and licensed Speech-Language Therapist (SLP). Speech Therapists provide skilled therapy and rehabilitation across the entire spectrum of life, supporting newborns, individuals requiring end-of-life care, and every age group in between. Disability advocacy, outreach, and support is a huge component of being an SLP, as our entire field fosters connection and communication of those in the Disability community. We work with those who require support, modifications, and accommodations to communicate their needs, wants, and ideas so that their unique and BRILLIANT voices can be heard and/or validated. We work with children whose language is just developing, with swallowing impairments, in stroke and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, with people who have degenerative and neurological disorders, and in so many other areas. SO many. Truly, if you know even a few people, you very likely know someone who has seen or worked with a Speech-Language Therapist. So ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธโ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐!? ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ . And beautiful. I canโt even find the words to adequately express my gratitude. โฃ
From British VOGUE:
"The May 2023 issue:ย Dynamic. Daring. Disabled
From runways to galleries, stadiums to television screens British Vogue'sย May 2023 covers celebrate a new vanguard of Disabled talent. Theย May 2023 issue features 19 brilliant, beautiful and impactful Disabled talents from across fashion, sport, the arts and activism.ย Edward Enninful,ย Editor-in-Chief of British Vogueย states 'Sinรฉad Burke, one of our May cover stars and CEO of accessibility consultancyย Tilting The Lens, came on board as consultant editor for the project, and for the best part of a year has helped steer the team in producing the celebratory portraits and interviews youโll find in the new issue, as well as the suite of video content and extra experiences online. It was a necessary and overdue education for all โ and taught us many lessons we will carry forward into the future.'"
If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading. I'm so grateful you are here. Sending you love today, friends. โค๏ธโฃ And always, but you knew that. โฃ
PHOTOS TO COME SOON.ย