When Saskia's mother was diagnosed with colon cancer, Saskia started this series of illustrations for cancer awareness. The pink ribbon is of course widely known, but did you know that each type of cancer has its own color for awareness? 

Ribbonettes

De serie illustraties die Saskia maakte, heten Ribbonettes. Elke Ribbonette legt de focus op een bepaalde soort kanker en de kleur die hierbij is gekozen. De touwtjes die aan elke Ribbonette verbonden zijn, staan voor de hulpeloosheid die je soms als kankerpatit kunt voelen. Het gevoel een pop te zijn, terwijl iets of iemand anders de touwtjes in handen heeft.

In response to these illustrations, Saskia came in contact with a couple of American women, each fighting their own battle against cancer. On their request, Saskia created a personalized Ribbonette for them. This series is dedicated to all the people who fought and are fighting the battle against cancer. They were created with color pencils and acrylic paint on coffee stained watercolor paper.