Heart Pins by artist Amy Wasserman

Amy Wasserman was a longtime supporter, participant, and creative force for Cancer Connection. She started the 100 Hearts Project in 2013 to celebrate her 10 year survival after two breast cancer diagnoses, and wanted to honor the Pioneer Valley women who started Cancer Connection, Deb Orgera and the late Jackie Walker. 

Amy’s exquisite one-of-a-kind handmade polymer clay hearts are all made by hand and with immense love and care, and can be worn as pins or necklaces. As an artist, she decided to create 100 polymer clay heart pins to symbolize her tremendous gratitude for Cancer Connection and the community, support, and love they offer. 

Amy continued this annual fundraiser for the next 10 years despite a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer in 2019. Each year she would make the pins and then sell them through supportive local retailers between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day. Starting in 2022, she made a pin each day as part of the100dayProject, a global art project that occurs from February through June, where thousands of people around the world commit to do a project every day for 100 days and share it on social media. She posted the last heart on June 1 and died just two months later. Her family and friends are committed to selling this final set of pins to benefit Cancer Connection as Amy would have wanted. Amherst polymer clay artist Kathleen Dequence Anderson graciously helped finish this year’s hearts.

We at Cancer Connection are profoundly grateful to Amy for all her years of dedicated support, and the light and color that she brought wherever she went. We will be forever grateful to Amy, and miss her always.

Please allow us to select a unique heart just for you once you place an order.

100% of the proceeds of each heart support the free programs and services at Cancer Connection.

Suggested minimum donation of $30 plus shipping and tax