
Empowering Children With Skin Conditions





Welcome to Made A Masterpiece: A Community for Those with Skin Conditions.
We are so glad you are here, and we are excited to welcome you to our community! If you are living with a skin condition and feel depressed, anxious, or like no one understands, you are not alone. This is a place for YOU. If you are living with a skin condition and love the skin you are in, this is also a place for YOU. If you have good days and bad days and some days where you are just trying to hang on, this is a place for YOU too.





While there are a wide range of skin conditions that can look very different from one another, most people with visible skin changes have a similar lived experience because they have all encountered lots of stares, countless rude comments, numerous moments of low self-esteem, and many days where they’ve felt so alone. It is a journey with ups and downs, moving forward and falling backward, and wanting to be seen for who you are, but also wanting to be invisible at the same time. If this sounds like you, then Made A Masterpiece is a community for you. We believe you were created to be an amazing, one-of-a-kind work of art, and it is our hope that one day you can truly love the skin you are in and face the world with confidence.





Skin disease is more than skin deep,
and you are not alone.
A Masterpiece Poem
- by Lindsay O’Sullivan
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Beneath Her Skin
- by Rachel Deters
Beneath her skin, she feels the sting,
Of remarks that make her heartstrings cling,
To thoughts that whisper she’s not enough,
Her reflection feels jagged, her journey rough.
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Each blemish tells a tale untold,
Of mental battles fought in silence, bold.
She hides her face, her shame, her fears,
Wiping away unseen tears.
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“Am I ugly? Am I flawed?”
She wonders, her spirit overawed.
The mirror reflects what her heart can't hide,
A war within she tries to bide.
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But what if beauty lies beyond the skin?
What if true worth is found within?
For in His hands, she’s crafted fine,
Made A Masterpiece, by design.
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God whispers softly, “You’re more than this,
You are worthy of love, of joy, of bliss.
Every mark, every scar you see,
Is a part of the beauty I made you to be.”
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Her insecurities, heavy, start to fade,
For others see not the war she wades,
But the light within, the love, the grace,
The kindness shining from her face.
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She smiles at last, free from despair,
Knowing she’s precious, beyond compare.
For God made her beautifully, this is true—
And no blemish can hide the real you.

At Made A Masterpiece, we are dedicated to empowering children and families living with skin conditions to tackle the resultant social, emotional, and spiritual challenges. Since those with visible skin differences literally wear their disease, they often put on an invisible armor in public to shield themselves from the stares and rude comments of others. Our hope is that with our support they can learn to shed this armor and truly love the skin they are in. By increasing awareness and understanding of these conditions as an authoritative voice in our communities, we believe we can promote a more inclusive and accepting society where differences are celebrated, and diversity is embraced.