Exciting Week and Patty Duke

It has been an exciting week. I was invited to a small get together to meet Anna Patty Duke Pearce. I have been a fan for a long time and to meet her in person was wonderful. She really is just a tiny thing and so warm and gracious and encouraging. What does this have to do with my artwork you might ask? I wanted to give her something special for all the work she is doing in the field of mental illness. She is such a positive beacon that people with Mental Illness can be achievers, over comers and be successful in life. I really admire her for being involved and taking the initiative to be herself. And I wanted to bless her for all her hard work. One thing I love most about my artwork is it allows me to give a gift to someone, with very little cost other than my time and a few minor expenses. I gave Anna Patty Duke Pearce one of my pieces, the most metaphoric for her and for me actually. The butterfly piece, coming from an ugly caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly, spreading her wings and flying. She was very gracious and loved the piece, I viewed her from a distance looking down at it again a while after my time with her had come to an end. Her husband and her both said that it fit in their dining room perfectly, it matched the colors in that room. I am thrilled that I was able to give her a piece of my artwork.