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This is what its like to feel humbled.
On New Year’s Eve my sisters and I lost our last
surviving grandparent---our mother’s mother, Mamaw, nearly a year to the day
that our grandfather, Pap, died. If
I were to paint you a picture of what grandparents are supposed to be like,
they’d be the perfect models. I
have nothing but good memories.
A few years ago, Mamaw gave me a Singer Feather sewing
machine that had been passed down in our family. I’m not a seamstress, but I guess Mamaw felt I was creative and would appreciate it.
Little did either of us know
at the time that a print would come from it that would 1) help kickstart my
dream of being an 'real' illustrator and 2) would end up being featured in
my favorite magazine in the days following her death.
I don’t have the words.
Read my original post on the print here.
Get a little preview of the current issue of Uppercase here.
[Photo Courtesy of Uppercase Magazine.]
5 comments:
Ohh, this is beautiful Suzanne. What a lovely tribute to your grandmother.
As a side note: this same issue also includes a photograph that my dad took, honouring his papou (my great grandfather). All of these warm memories of family are so special.
Fabulous! those little machines are truly workhorses and will live 4ever. Woof + tail wags ~moose
I have ALWAYS loved this print! My mom and grandma also taught me how to sew and gave me my first machine :) Such a special memory!
Congratulations...and that print hangs in my mom's sewing room :)
so nice !!
Joy! This is wonderful! Can't wait to get my issue in person and check it out!
Moose :) Woof, woof!
Rebecca--So happy to hear! Thank you!!
Erno--thank you too!
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