2020
Episode III: Return of the Character Designers
2020 was a huge year for us – we passed the milestone of 500 families in December! University Hospitals commissioned a beautiful and joyful exhibit of posters for their art gallery, which inspired staff and visitors alike for nearly six months. Although our in-patient visits were put on hold due to COVID-19, we continued to interview families by phone and video chat throughout the pandemic, creating connections with kids near and far. Our striking new website brought our exhibits online, just in time for us to participate in Cleveland Public Theatre’s Station Hope and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Finally and with great excitement, we welcomed our inaugural board members after incorporating as an official non-profit organization!
Click on the posters for a full view!
Created by J. (age 11) and designed by Sergio Vargas
Created by C. (age 10) and designed by Ana Gusson
Created by C. (age 5) and designed by Ella Cuddihee
Inspired by A. (age 15) and designed by Abby Sweet
Inspired by A. (age 5) and designed by Tabitha Noble
Created by A. (age 9) and designed by Kimberly Schamber
Created by B. (age 7) and designed by Cherrie Sorbet
Inspired by J. (age 4) and designed by Neysa Bové
Inspired by A. (age 11) and designed by Flavia de Vita
Created by N. (age 8) and designed by Rox D'Arpa
Inspired by C. (age 7) and designed by Mike Thomas
Inspired by C. (age 5) and designed by David Cook
Inspired by C. (age 14) and designed by Samantha Nold
Inspired by C. (age 6) and designed by Marietta Williams
Created by E. (age 5) and designed by Ken Knafou
Created by E. (age 8) and designed by Ella Cuddihee
Created by E. (age 6) and designed by Amy Stadelmann
Created by A. (age 6) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Created by E. (age 16) and designed by Layton Scarbrough
Inspired by G. (age 9) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Created by A. (age 7) and designed by Danny Ducker
Inspired by H. (age 1) and designed by Doruntina
Created by J. (age 4) and designed by Samantha Nold
Inspired by J. (age 6) and designed by Robert Walland
Created by J. (age 4) and designed by Joss Tanus
Inspired by K. (age 12) and designed by Zharia B. Rahn
Inspired by K. (age 4) and designed by My Vu
Inspired by L. (age 3) and designed by Marietta Williams
Inspired by A. (age 6) and designed by Meg Snyder
Created by N. (age 8) and designed by Erik Roadfeldt
Inspired by P. (age 6) and designed by Ming Li
Created by S. (age 9) and designed by Jen Davreux
Created by M. (age 12) and designed by Ken Knafou
Inspired by R. (age 3) and designed by Kailen Dean
Created by M. and designed by Courtney Griesser
Inspired by R. (age 9) and designed by Haley Pak
Inspired by R. (age 6) and designed by Rami Efal
Inspired by S. (age 4) and designed by Haley Pak
Created by S. (age 5) and designed by Joss Tanus
Created by S. (age 8) and designed by Laetitia Ulick
Inspired by B. (age 7) and designed by Thom Zahler
Inspired by P. (age 3) and designed by Charlie Ngo
Inspired by R. (age 3) and designed by Don Stuart
Inspired by S. (age 5), created by C. (age 5) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Inspired by P. (age 4) & G. (age 2) and designed by Tim Switalski
Inspired by A. (age 4) and designed by David Shannon
Inspired by D. (age 14) and designed byBailie Rosenlund
Created by A. (age 7) and designed by Joss Tanus
Created by E. (age 9) & E. (age 11), inspired by L. (age 2) and designed by Eric Pabon
Inspired by Z. (age 3) and designed by Ken Knafou
Created by Z. (age 10) and designed by Alyssa Winans
Created by T. (age 3) and designed by Ste Tirasso
Created by M., J. & W. (age 9) and designed by Joss Tanus
Created by C. (age 7) and designed by Zharia Rahn
Created by K. (age 8) and designed by Andrea Hatvani
Created by V. (age 4) and designed by Lesley Vamos
Inspired by V. (age 2) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Created by N. (age 15) and designed by Lorenzo Lizana
Created by O. (age 5) and designed by Joss Tanus
Inspired by A. (age 6) and designed by Mischi G
Inspired by J. (age 12) and designed by Laetitia Ulick
Created by A. (age 5) and designed by Nan Cao
Inspired by J. (age 28) and designed by Andrew DeFelice
Inspired by B. (age 3) and designed by Michela Constantin
Inspired by B. (age 6) and designed by Lauren Smith
Inspired by I. (age 5) and designed byLaura Watson
Created by G. (age 11) and designed by Laetitia Ulick
Inspired by O. (age 5) and designed byAna Gusson
Created by L. (age 15) and designed by Ken Knafou
Created by C. (age 7) and designed by Anthony Scalmato
Created by J. (age 18) and designed byDavid Gorden
Created by C. (age 5) and designed by Katie Scalmato
Inspired by C. (age 8) and designed by Fabiola Nuñez
Inspired by C. (age 7) and designed byTaryn Cozzy
Inspired by D. (age 9) and designed by Teagan Woodmansee
Created by T. (age 16) and designed by Melissa Downey
Inspired by A. (age 6) and designed by Marietta Williams
Inspired by E. (age 3) and designed by Matt Minnich
Inspired by E. (age 3) and designed by Taryn Cozzy
Created by E. (age 4) and designed by Erik Roadfeldt
Inspired by E. (age 7) and designed by Avery Worrall
Created by G. (age 8) and designed by Jacob Smith
Inspired by J. (age 6) and designed by Isis Tapia
Inspired by G. (age 5) and designed by Josh Thompson
Created by A. (age 15) and designed byEric Pabon
Created by G. (age 10) and designed by Marco Alama
Inspired by H. (age 7) and designed by Anthony Scalmato
Inspired by N. (age 10) and designed by Zharia Rahn
Created by S. (age 8) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Created by L. (age 10) and designed by Thom Zahler
Created by J. (age 7) and designed by Melissa Cho
Created by L. (age 9) and designed by Joss Tanus
Inspired by S. (age 3), B. (age 6) & A. (age 11) and designed by Mike Thomas
Inspired by I. (age 5) and designed by Ana Gusson
Created by T. (age 15) and designed by David Gorden
Created by J. (age 13) and designed byEric Pabon
Inspired by J. (age 4) and designed byKayla Kranzfelder
Created by J. (age 12) and designed by Andrew DeFelice
Inspired by K. (age 17) and designed by Eric Pabon
Inspired by K. (age 4) and designed byEric Pabon
Created by K. (age 3) and designed by David Gorden
Inspired by K. (age 5) and designed by McKenna Nalow
Created by K. (age 16) and designed by Christy Underwood
Created by A. (age 5) and designed by Courtney Griesser
Created by H. (age 7) and designed by Eddie Beis
Inspired by K. (age 18) and designed by Doruntina
Inspired by K. (age 1) and designed by Taryn Cozzy
Created by L. (age 10) and designed by Miranda Pavelle
Inspired by M. (age 6) and designed by Tabitha Noble
Created by M. (age 7) & M. (age 10) and designed by Josh Thompson
Inspired by R. (age 4) and designed by Maria Oglesby
Inspired by M. (age 4) and designed by Lydia Nichols
Inspired by T. (age 8) and designed by Derp Queen Lily
Created by I. (age 13), inspired by O. (age 3) and designed by Don Stuart
Inspired by M. (age 3) and designed by Danny Ducker
Inspired by M. (age 11) and designed by Josh Thompson
Created by C. (age 11) and designed by Glenn Ferguson
Inspired by L. (age 11) and designed by Laetitia Ulick
Created by M. (age 14) and designed by Josh Thompson
Created by E. (age 15) and designed byAmanda Erickson
Inspired by T. (age 12) and designed by Lesley Vamos
Inspired by Z. (age 9) and designed by Haley Pak
Inspired by C. (age 4) and designed by My Vu
Created by E. (age 13) and designed by Mischi G
Created by M. (age 12) and designed by David Gorden
Inspired by A. (age 3) and designed by Bella Sohn
Created by M. (age 6) and designed by Fabiola Nuñez
Created by N. (age 5) and designed by Josseline Tanus
Inspired by R. (age 6) and designed by Laura Watson
Inspired by V. (age 4) and designed by Daniel Reyes
Created by A. (age 15) and designed by Hilary MacDonald
Inspired by R. (age 6) and designed by Muffy Levy
Inspired by R. (age 3) and designed byMark Mackay
Created by S. (age 8) and designed by Andrea Hatvani
Inspired by A. (age 4) and designed by Taryn Cozzy
Inspired by S. (age 2) and designed by Joss Tanus
Created by Z. (age 18) and designed by Farid Macias
Created by R. (age 14) and designed by Taryn Cozzy
Inspired by S. (age 12) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Created by C. (age 8) and designed by Joss Tanus
Created by M. (age 14) and designed by Meredith Noyes
Created by A. (age 11), inspired by L. (age 2) and designed by Mike Thomas
Created by A. (age 4) and designed by Rox D'Arpa
Inspired by Z. (age 5) and designed by Mike Thomas
Inspired by A. (age 20) and designed by Samantha Nold
Created by A. (age 5) and designed by Hannah Thompson
Created by A. (age 10) and designed by Jannie Walland
Created by A. (age 9) and designed by Muffy Levy
Inspired by B. (age 5) and designed by Amanda Berry
Inspired by D. (age 3) and designed by Sachio Cook
Inspired by R. (age 8) and designed by Ernie Gilbert
Created by A. (age 22) and designed by Sergio Vargas
Inspired by A. (age 3) and designed by Sergio Vargas
Created by T. (age 14) and designed by Josh Thompson
Created by E. (age 4) and designed by Eddie Beis
Inspired by E. (age 5) and designed by Christina Wang
Created by B. (age 4) and designed by Exceptional Minds
Inspired by K. (age 3) and designed by Joss Tanus
Inspired by M. (age 5) and designed by Meli Downey
Created by C. (age 8) and designed by Marietta Williams
Inspired by J. (age 3) and designed by Exceptional Minds
Created by N. (age 4) and designed by Marie Caissie-Parsons
Created by A. (age 13) and designed by Liam Bronson
Created by D. (age 8) and designed by Uyen Huynh
Created by R. (age 25) and designed by Ken Knafou
Created by C. (age 12) and designed by Bailie Rosenlund
Inspired by A. (age 4) and designed by Sergio Vargas
Inspired by M. (age 8) and designed by Isis Tapia
Created by D. (age 13) and designed by Scott Sackett
Created by H. (age 7) and designed by Mischi G.
Created by I. (age 10) and designed by Sze Ting
Created by A. (age 9) and designed by Nina Gerstenhaber
Created by M. (age 14) and designed by Taryn Cozzy
Created by J. (age 7) and designed by Exceptional Minds
Created by A. (age 17) and designed by Lati Ulick
Inspired by A. (age 9) and designed by Exceptional Minds
Created by J. (age 6) and designed by Joss Tanus
Created by J. (age 10) and designed by Mike Thomas
Inspired by J. (age 3) and designed by Isis Tapia
Inspired by G. (age 8) and designed by Lorenzo Lizana
Inspired by R. (age 3) and designed by Maria Oglesby
Created by H. (age 7) and designed by Melissa Cho
Created by J. (age 12) and designed by Rob Hassan
Created by E. (age 11) and designed by Ana Gusson
Inspired by D. (age 11 months) and designed by Tabitha Noble
Created by H. (age 21) and designed by Regina Flath
Created by N. (age 12) and designed by Robert Walland
Created by K. (age 10) and designed by Chad Turner
Created by M. (age 5) and designed by Ace Connell
Created by A. (age 4) and designed by Robert Walland
Created by T. (age 17) and designed by Sergio Vargas
Created by A. (age 17) and designed by Elaine Chen
Created by A. (age 10) and designed by Janie Walland
Inspired by Z. (age 5) and designed by Lucile Palomino
Inspired by R. (age 1) and designed by Laura Watson
Created by N. (age 4) and designed by Jacqueline Middleton
Created by K. (age 5) and designed by Darcy Dee
Inspired by L. (age 16) and designed by Josh Thompson
Braxton the Brave - Inspired by B. (age 3) and designed by Michela Constantin
“Thank you so much for taking the time to make Braxton into a superhero!! He loves it and his older brother wants to know when he gets to be one too!
I am so thankful for The Superhero Project and for the artists that take their time to make these kiddos into the heroes we all know they are.
Michela, you have done such a great job in capturing Braxton and his likes. He especially loved the bubbles!!! Thank you so much for your time and talent in making this for Braxton.
I am so thankful for you all.”
– Amy, Braxton’s mom