People are copying my work. And I mean cool young people. I am not going to waste that one chance to brag today because I just received the coolest email.
A few days ago I got an order on my Etsy shop from Karla, a really nice lady in Slovenia. She bought a print of Snow Angel. It always pleases me to get a far away order, I like to look up the place online and get a visual idea of where I will be shipping it. In that case here is where Snow Angel is going:
I couldn't think of a more fairy-tale place for her to be.
She got in touch with me today to say that when she was ordering Snow Angel her 5 year old girl was watching her and heard her comment on how much she liked it.
The little girl looked at the piece closely. And then a few days later she gave her mom a pretty fabulous copy of her very own Snow Angel:
She didn't miss anything, all the details are here, orange foxes, pierced heart and all. She just decided to put a great big sun in the sky instead of a snowy cloud. I predict she will grow up to be a great artist.
Karla sent me that picture this morning and it made my day.
But it is no surprise that her daughter is creative. Karla has herself a shop on Etsy where she sells adorable images of her country guinea pig in an apron going about her life over there in beautiful Slovenia...
Isabelle, all I can say is a sincere THANK YOU for this wonderful, beautiful post...I'm geting a little emotional here...and you know what, you didn't just found a photo of our village but a photo of the exact place where your Snow Angel will live...these angels are sure whispering in our ears ;-)
Posted by: Karla | Thursday, 05 January 2012 at 01:11 PM
Dear Karla, that is an amazing coincidence that you live just right in this spot. It must be what they call synchronicity. It is really a great place to be on this earth. Thank you again for sending me your daughter's artwork :)
Posted by: Isabelle Bryer | Thursday, 05 January 2012 at 01:37 PM
This is fantastic!
Posted by: corine | Thursday, 05 January 2012 at 06:12 PM
what a great story!!!
Posted by: deborah | Thursday, 05 January 2012 at 07:10 PM
Thank you guys, I thought so too. I love the internet. It allows that kind of instant magic.
Posted by: Isabelle Bryer | Thursday, 05 January 2012 at 10:26 PM
Precious. Perfect. exactly what art is...Connecting. Inspiring. Love.
Posted by: kara rane | Friday, 06 January 2012 at 09:59 AM
What a great compliment to have such a young child appreciate your art. You deserve it,
your art is so beautiful and unique.
Posted by: Josette Baumsten | Friday, 06 January 2012 at 11:40 AM
Thank you Josette, I am pretty proud that she made that picture. I'm keeping it on my desktop!
Posted by: Isabelle Bryer | Friday, 06 January 2012 at 11:55 AM
Kara, I think you are right, art is meant to connect with people. And if you add internet to the mix you can reach out into the whole world!
Posted by: Isabelle Bryer | Friday, 06 January 2012 at 12:03 PM
What a wonderful story, just shows how art can connect all people, this should happen more often in this world!
Posted by: Paul Moshay | Friday, 06 January 2012 at 02:13 PM
This is definitely synchronicity at play! And it's not just the story itself, it's the way you unfold the story, the words you choose to express it are similar to the colors and technique in your paintings. Brava, Isa!
Posted by: Art By Katy | Sunday, 08 January 2012 at 09:24 AM
Thank you Katy, can you believe the one image of her town I picked online is exactly where she is moving to?. This gave me the chills...
Posted by: Isabelle Bryer | Sunday, 08 January 2012 at 10:32 AM