Between my three sisters and me, our most celebrated family member has to be our grandmother. The photo pictures the three brooches I made as holiday gifts for my sisters, featuring a beautiful image of Belle. Belle Rose came to the United States from Poland when she was 7 years old. To say that her early life was hard is an understatement. She ran away at 12 years old to join a dance troup, sending money home to her mother and siblings. Her father soon died, and she returned to get a steady job to help support her mother and four younger siblings. She had one child, our father, who married an only child, and then had four daughters within five years. Our grandmother, 4"10" tall, was always bigger than life to us. She was beautiful, strong, and always worked in what we considered a very fancy store. We were blessed and lucky to have her as our role model and savior.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Art is Family
Between my three sisters and me, our most celebrated family member has to be our grandmother. The photo pictures the three brooches I made as holiday gifts for my sisters, featuring a beautiful image of Belle. Belle Rose came to the United States from Poland when she was 7 years old. To say that her early life was hard is an understatement. She ran away at 12 years old to join a dance troup, sending money home to her mother and siblings. Her father soon died, and she returned to get a steady job to help support her mother and four younger siblings. She had one child, our father, who married an only child, and then had four daughters within five years. Our grandmother, 4"10" tall, was always bigger than life to us. She was beautiful, strong, and always worked in what we considered a very fancy store. We were blessed and lucky to have her as our role model and savior.
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