Hi Subscriber,
An artist's work is never about the artist alone.
For me, it's about other artists and writers I've admired and learned from. It's about the Creator who placed this creativity in my hands.
Then there are the people who contribute by way of their actions and reactions. There are so very many, and I take great pleasure in reading them.
I try to respond to everyone who writes to me about things I've written or painted. Their responses often ignite memory and provide inspiration for new work. Many are as full of emotion and humor as I strive to convey in my own work, and I am honored by them.
While most who receive this letter do not know one another personally, there are so many connective threads among and between them that I felt you would enjoy them too.
So I'm sharing a couple of fun ones today for your pleasure.
Ready? Here goes...
Brave Mama / Lil' Stinker
This is from T. Simon who met with me at LeRouge last month to receive the apple painting she had commissioned. After coffee, she invited me to visit her home and I had the unexpected privilege of seeing her charming wool felted sculptures.
...whole micro-worlds in fact, little forest fantasy vignettes, made for her grandchildren to play with. I was especially captivated with a tiny owl. She had sculpted its teeny-tiny tail in a way that somehow made it feel alive. I expected it to twitch any moment.
After last week's letter which included my story, "Storm Blanket," she sent the following response.
