Thursday, December 19, 2024
My condolences to Barbie’s family, to whom I am a stranger. Personally, I have so much to thank Barbie for bringing into my life. It began with her wool dyeing course at rug hooking school; I still have my notebook and samples, but no longer the rainbow earrings that were made from scraps of dyed wool. We both belonged to BANSA (the Botanical Artists Association of Nova Scotia) and I recall her display of precise botanical paintings, labelled in beautiful calligraphy, when that group had a show at the Chase Gallery. At the same time, she shared her smile, her humor, her camaraderie, and occasionally her cottage home or local community hall with a small group eclectic Valley artists. We certainly missed her when she became too ill to travel the distance to join us. I am grateful for all that she shared of herself and contributed to my life.
