I’m Carrie Dubiel the artist behind DubeArt Creations.

Child abuse - SURVIVOR…Poverty - SURVIVOR…Rape - SURVIVOR

Breast Cancer - SURVIVOR

When I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer I was told that I was going to be on chemo for more than a year along with surgery and 30 zaps of radiation. I was told that neuropathy was almost a definite and that there really wasn’t much that could be done about it. I decided to revisit an old love from my childhood…origami. When you’re in the infusion center plugged into the “draino”, they really have you hostage for a few hours, so I started folding like crazy. Every model became a challenge to see how tiny I could fold it. I believe my tiniest models are made from 1/4” square. These tiny models became my thank you to the nurses for being so kind to me while I sat there most days alone and scared.

I made it through that time almost neuropathy free. I guess you could say I’m like a post-apocalyptic cockroach. I’m extraordinarily extra-ordinary. I’m still here for now, so come see my world (at least as best as I can remember it). It’s actually quite a beautiful place.