We are beautiful

I had a beautiful idea...

(well, actually it's not original)

there is a website

say it's called something like:

the main page shows a patchwork quilt of images

each image is a link to one adoptee's story

the quilt grows with each voice

and each square gets smaller and smaller as our numbers grow and the scale and extent of our struggle is revealed

each square illustrating a very real person behind this topic that's been brushed aside

each adoptee can upload the image they want to appear on the quilt

each adoptee can post their grief and loss or some creative writing or artwork and personal photos

each adoptee is told they can register as a name in support of adoption reform (which we will work tirelessly to draft and campaign for)

a former friend was a graphic designer on a similar project for breast cancer survivors.

but the quilt was linear and not dynamic, and the default quilt fabrics she chose were kind of lame

it was not half as powerful or as inherently meaningful (given the subject matter) as this could be.

it has to be really beautiful and elegant

i believe it would be very profound and moving

for us

for our loved ones

for those considering adoption

for those considering our arguments for adoption reform