A Painter

 I will always remember my mother-in-law as a creator and explorer, she loved to cook healthy meals, she attended yoga retreats in younger years, she changed religious beliefs often, the general route she followed took her from Roman Catholic to  Lutheran to Roman Catholic and finally to Buddhism. Had she spent more time in Florida she would have made it to Judaism as she was very interested in the religion of her new friends she was meeting here. And I will always remember her saying "all I want to do is paint" when asked what activities she wanted to do after moving from California to Florida. However she did do more than paint. She also joined a Spanish class as well as three painting classes. She passed away early this morning. These are a few of the paintings she did shortly after moving to Florida.

And this is a quilt I made for her by photographing her painting, printing it onto fabric, then adding some tulle and fabrics. I can see more of her paintings either becoming quilts or inspiring some quilts .....