"When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time-the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her … [Read more...]
when it is more than just art
Just last month, an art camper from last summer who was to return this summer , lost her father, after a courageous and heart wrenching battle with cancer. I wondered if she would return given this tremendous loss just a few weeks prior to start of camp. I sent her mom a note telling her we … [Read more...]