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"There is a Reason"
~+~ Until just recently my Husband & I attended the “Dickens On The Strand Festival” held around Christmas time in Galveston Texas. Several reasons forced our non-participation after attending for 14 years. One of which was hurricane Ike and another was a local show close to home making it easier for two old folks to attend. I do drift off and this is not the reason I write now.
~+~ During my brief career as a fiber artist I have encountered a number of people whose comments are enlighting, inspirational, witty and sometimes off the cuff. I take them all as a learning curve simply because after 20 plus years sitting in booth at shows you tend to hear it all or so you think, and then someone throws you another that you have not heard.
My last year at Dickens was a good year for me and my craft and the many comments during the show only gave me more of that warm fuzzy feeling that is until I met her.
~+~ I noticed this very saddened lady starring for what seamed a long time at one picture. I approached her to see if she was interested in purchasing this piece and I was met with a teary eyed voice breaking and what I believed to be a very moved lady. I had no idea that one of my pieces had that much power, but after talking with her I learned she was reading a saying I have often used to accompany my crosses. She had been shopping for that perfect inspirational gift to give to her boss. A young man in anyone’s eyes at just 45 was dying of incurable cancer.
~+~ During my brief career as a fiber artist I have encountered a number of people whose comments are enlighting, inspirational, witty and sometimes off the cuff. I take them all as a learning curve simply because after 20 plus years sitting in booth at shows you tend to hear it all or so you think, and then someone throws you another that you have not heard.
My last year at Dickens was a good year for me and my craft and the many comments during the show only gave me more of that warm fuzzy feeling that is until I met her.
~+~ I noticed this very saddened lady starring for what seamed a long time at one picture. I approached her to see if she was interested in purchasing this piece and I was met with a teary eyed voice breaking and what I believed to be a very moved lady. I had no idea that one of my pieces had that much power, but after talking with her I learned she was reading a saying I have often used to accompany my crosses. She had been shopping for that perfect inspirational gift to give to her boss. A young man in anyone’s eyes at just 45 was dying of incurable cancer.
~+~ She deeply felt she had no way to approach him and offer solace or comfort until she spotted my picture. She believed the piece would offer comfort to her and her boss because as you can already guess, how do you approach this type of situation. She did purchase the picture and left with a smile and confidence that she could help this man with his journey.
~+~ I then became the one left with a tear and that great fuzzy feeling that only comes around not often enough.
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