9 Responses to “Plush Femur”

1. Nicole says:

   February 25, 2009 at 6:59 am

   Oh wow. This is really awesome.
2. steve heath says:

   February 25, 2009 at 7:13 am

   One can be thankful the artist did not have hemorhoids.
3. Todd Bradley says:

   February 25, 2009 at 7:22 am

   Cool! Arthroscopic chondroplasty with microfractures on one of the femoral condyles (medial, perhaps?)! I had the same surgery!
4. Becky Stern says:

   February 25, 2009 at 8:19 am

   @Todd Hey, cool! How’d it work out for you?
5. Kevin says:

   February 25, 2009 at 9:32 am

   Hey I had that surgery as well. Do you have osteochondritis dissecans? That’s what I’ve got (and have had for about 15 years). The surgery did no good for me, and they eventually had to go in and remove the cartilage flap as well as a large chunk of bone that had just up and died. So, I have a giant crater in the end of my femur.
6. Ed Larson says:

   February 25, 2009 at 11:18 am

   Becky your work is awesome! If you are looking for a place to show work you might try these two links. The first is for the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, and the second is for a show at the Smithsonian (though entry into that one is limited to people with a disability and I don’t know if that applies to you)

   https://www.imss.org/exhopp.htm

   http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/Calls/culture/

   Best of luck and keep making work! Ed
7. Mal* says:

   February 25, 2009 at 12:06 pm

   I think I said this before, but as an art therapist who works at a hospital, I simply LOVE it that you are working through your physical symptoms in an external, crafty, 3-d and plushy way. Very cool and thanks for sharing.
8. lisa says:

   February 25, 2009 at 5:54 pm

   I LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!! (I have a repaired ACL on one leg, and the doc took an ice pick to the ends of the bones to try to get the damaged cartilage to grow back…)
9. Teresa says:

   February 26, 2009 at 3:34 am

   That last picture makes it look like a wizard, with red eyes, nose, and angry white brow-beard.

   I love it.