Commissions

This project was very exciting for me--I was commissioned to create a series of 22 colorful bird platters and the work was placed in each room of the children's hospital.  Studies support the idea that representational art depicting nature can have a beneficial effect on patients experiencing stress and anxiety.  I just love the idea of each room and each child having its own little birdie. I don't need any studies to confirm this to me, just that the kids are liking them and enjoying them is what is important! This project was for Park Nicollet Health Services, St. Louis Park, MN. The art was handled by Dreblow Fine Art Associates. Mary Dreblow is a joy to work with.  Here are just a few...

Hope is the thing with feathers...

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.    Emily Dickinson

Just listed this little bird on my Etsy site!