Artists for Trauma (AFT) held their Adaptive Artist Multi-Media Art show at the noted ENGEL & VOLKERS SOUTH BAY. This AFT fundraiser and public awareness event was a great introduction to this worthwhile charity and their mission to empower adaptive artists recovering from life altering trauma and who utilize healing through artistic platforms to expedite quality recovery and reinvention of their lives.
Celebrated Actor Ford Austin And His Loving Wife Lauree Dash
Ford With His Collage Of His Road To Wellness
Actor Frank Krueger Smiles For The Camera
Jewelry Designer Ziba Sabeti Dazzles On The Red Carpet
Vavoom! Celebrity Fashion Designer Leontine Abdullah In An Edgy Yet Elegant Outfit
Founder With The The Lovely Laura Sharpe, The Tireless Founder Of AFT
Yours Truly With Mel Novak
Motown Brings His Great Energy To The Red Carpet
Artist Melissa Allensworth With Her Bold, Bright Painting
Actress Dawna Lee Heising Channels Her Inner Disney Princess In An Exquisite Sue Wong Gown
FVM Global Magazine's Faith Boutin Looks Elegant In A Sue Wong Gown
We're Gonna Knock You Out! With Actor Marco Khan And Ford
No Red Carpet For You! Noted Character Actor Larry Thomas, Who Is Also Known As The Soup Nazi On Seinfeld
Jade Martinez, Celebrity Makeup Artist And Founder Of Moonstar Cosmetics
Actress Natasha Blasick (who Has Been Featured In So Very Vida) Is On Trend In Her Midriff Bearing White Netted Dress
Part Of The Cast Of Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance Has A Mini Reunion, From Left To Right...Kristine DeBell, Lisa London, Mel Novak And Dawna Lee Heising
What A Beautiful, Red Hot Couple! Actor Tom Choi And His Girl Friend Jill Renninger Who Dazzles In A Red Dress With A Cool Lace Hem!
With HRH Prince Emad Zand II, (Persian Zand Dynasty), Architect, Luxury Interior And Jewelry And Accessories Designer. My Dad's Side Of The Family Advised Iran's Monarchy For Over A Thousand Years, So It Was An Honor To Meet Him Recently. It Was My Link To A Glorious Era And I'm A History Buff To Boot.
I Don't Normally Pose With Statuesque, Stunning Blonde Women, But When I Do, I Make Sure It's The Lovely Laura Sharpe
What's Your Point? Pointing To The Always Super Cool And Stylish Actor Rick Mora
With My Co Host Ford In Our Signature Live With Ford And Vida Pose
Live With Ford And Vida Gets Papped!
Fashionably Papped!
Yours Truly Is Dressed In A Sue Wong Gown, With Jewelry From The Mitra Collection, Heels By Enzo Angiolini, Hair By Maryam Motaghy And Makeup By Celebrity Makeup Artist Jade Martinez, Founder And CEO Of Moonstar Cosmetics.
The Artists For Trauma Adaptive Artist Multi-Media Art Show featured artwork by talented inspiring artists, utilizing various artistic disciplines following their life altering traumas that resulted in a total life change due to paralysis, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and PTSD. This opening exhibition featured artwork by members such as Melissa Allensworth, Andrew Angulo, my “Live with Ford and Vida co-host Ford Austin, Richard Bell, Michael Hansel and Brandon Newcomer. 100% of All Art Sales proceeds benefit Artists for Trauma and the 5+ adaptive artists. AFT was founded by Laura T. Sharpe, who is a trauma survivor herself and selflessly wants to help other trauma survivors to be empowered, inspired and healed. Ford is a trauma survivor with a very moving story. With his loving wife Lauree Dash, who was there for every step of his recovery, Ford overcame the odds and his path to recovery was poignantly displayed in his photography collages.
Engel & Volkers Southbay was the main sponsor for this event. Additional sponsors were AFT, Buiced, Display Art Installation, ICCS, Moby Arts, Sharpe Interior Systems, and Top Shelf Concierge Services-Luxury Transportation. More info at http://www.artistsfortrauma.org/
Photos courtesy of Guillermo Proano/PR Photos and Michael Bezjian/Gettyimages
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