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“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ARTISTIC AND I’VE ALWAYS LOVED PAINTING AND DOING CREATIVE THINGS,” SAYS RANDALL. “I’VE REALLY ENJOYED WATERCOLORS, IT’S BEEN SOMETHING I’VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS. THAT’S MOSTLY WHAT I STARTED WORKING IN WITH CHEMO ON WEEKS I WASN’T FEELING GREAT. I ALSO WAS VERY IMMUNOCOMPROMISED WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY, SO IT WAS NICE TO DO ARTWORK AND STAY INSIDE, STAY SAFE, BUT ALSO BE CREATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE.”
HER 10 X 10 GALLERY GREW ORGANICALLY OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER AND ART. THE NAME 10 X 10 PAYS HOMAGE TO HER FAVORITE STATIONARY STORES IN TAIWAN: 9 X 9.
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MIDDLETON, WIS. (WMTV) - IN 2018, ALLANA RANDALL MOVED TO TAIWAN TO TEACH ENGLISH. BUT HER ADVENTURE ABROAD SOON TOOK HER BACK TO WISCONSIN AFTER A CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN DECEMBER OF 2019.
RANDALL MOVED HOME TO MIDDLETON WITH HER FAMILY AND BEGAN TREATMENT IN 2020, UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY FOR HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA. WHILE IN TREATMENT, RANDALL USED HER LOVE OF ART AND PAINTING AS AN OUTLET.
“IT HELPED ME A LOT THROUGH MY TREATMENT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE A GOOD WEEK, THEN I WOULD HAVE A BAD WEEK,” SHE SAID. “ON MY GOOD WEEKS, I COULD PAINT AND HAVE MORE ENERGY TO DO THAT.”
PAINTING ALSO GAVE HER SOMETHING SAFE SHE COULD DO DURING THE PANDEMIC, RIGHT AT HOME.
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