ScART (Scar Art) Umbrella by Jessica Palumbo

This beautiful umbrella features original works of art created by participants in You Night’s ScART (Scar + Art) healing program—a powerful experience where survivors turn their scars into sacred, visual stories of resilience.

Each design reflects the strength, beauty, and journey of someone who has faced life-changing challenges, using art as a path to healing.

A portion of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation in honor of this artist.

About the art and the artist:

Jessica Palumbo’s story is one of transformation—of a body changed, a spirit tested, and a resilience that continues to rise. Her painting reflects the physical realities of her journey: a mastectomy scar, a port scar, the rapid weight gain, and the loss of her hair to chemotherapy. Each element captures not just what happened to her body, but how deeply those changes were felt.

As she began creating, Jessica looked for a way to move beyond simply documenting her scars and instead weave them into something more hopeful. She imagined a landscape—one that held both her pain and her healing. The blue water represented the weight gain she experienced, but also brought a sense of calm and peace. The brown sand grounded her, symbolizing stability in the midst of so much change. The orange and red sun carried her anger—the frustration of chemotherapy and losing her hair for the second time—but at the same time, it radiated warmth and the possibility of happiness. Along the sides of her mastectomy scar, green palm trees stood tall, representing renewal and hope. And within this scene, a sea turtle emerged—a symbol of resilience, of enduring life’s challenges with quiet strength.

Through the ScART experience, Jessica came to a deeper understanding of her own journey. She acknowledged the truth—this is hard, and she misses who she once was. But alongside that grief is a powerful sense of pride in what she has survived. Listening to the stories of other women helped her realize that while every journey is unique, the emotions are often shared. The anger, the grief, the confusion—they begin to soften when expressed and understood in community.

What surprised Jessica most was how much emotion still lived beneath the surface. Feelings she thought she had moved past had simply been buried, waiting to be acknowledged. Through art, she gave them a voice. And in doing so, she found not only release, but growth. She now sees this experience as a powerful path toward emotional healing—one she would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone walking a similar road.

Product features
- 100% polyester pongee waterproof fabric — quick-dry, shape-retaining canopy
- Semi-automatic one-hand open — opens in one second
- Eight strong fiber ribs — reinforced wind resistance and support
- Durable sublimation print — colorfast, won’t discolor over time
- Includes sleeve, wrist strap and Velcro tie; comfortable rubber handle

Care instructions
- Leave open to dry. Wipe clean with damp cloth.