About the Sculpting Artist - Brenda Caldwell

About the Sculpting Artist

“What others see as paper towels, I see as a potential masterpiece.” 

Dr. Brenda Caldwell

Brenda Caldwell’s Journey of Becoming “The Paper Towel Artist”

Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell’s career as an award-winning artist began and almost ended in first grade after she won a contest, garnering local news coverage, a $100 savings bond, and a commemorative plaque to mark her achievement. Despite this auspicious beginning, Brenda never touched art again until 2011, when a heartfelt commission from her daughter sparked a rediscovery of her love for creative expression. While working on this first piece, she discovered a unique technique of using foam and typing paper to create a textured look. Then, in 2014 it happened accidently. Brenda's witty use of…

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Hope on Canvas

The Hope on Canvas® Art Donation Project is a heartfelt initiative created by award winning sculpting artist, Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell, The Paper Towel Artist®. Through this mission, Brenda has dedicated herself to donating her original hope-inspired 3-D sculpted artworks to hospitals and community organizations where the steady presence of hope is needed. Each piece is a lasting gift to the organization and the community it serves. Recipients thus far include, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, Methodist University Hospital, Salvation Army Purdue Center of Hope and the YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter. The project envisions bringing hope to 25 hospitals and community organizations locally, regionally and nationally. The goal is to create permanent spaces where art lifts the spirit, calms the anxious and reminds everyone who passes by that hope is always within reach.
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Where should hope go next?

Brenda Caldwell and hospital guests posing in front of the Anchored artwork at Methodist University Hospital

Hope on Canvas Art Donation Project

The Hope on Canvas Hospital Donation Project is a heartfelt initiative birth out of Brenda’s conviction that hope belongs in every hospital. Through this mission, she has dedicated herself to donating original hope-inspired 3-D sculpted artworks to hospitals believing that healing is fostered not only through medicine, but also through encouragement, beauty, and the steady presence of hope. Each piece is a lasting gift to the hospital and the community it serves, a tangible reminder that resilience and compassion live here.

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Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter Goal: 25 Hospitals Across America

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