Dear friends in the art show world,My wife and I were on our way to exhibit at the Bellevue Arts Museum show and while driving there got into a very serious car accident in Montana last Tuesday. My wife is in critical condition. I'm fine. Our van is totaled. You can read my account of the story here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/pattihI wanted to let you all know in case any of you are wondering where we are at upcoming shows, since we will have to take time off from what has been a full show scheduleOne piece of information that is applicable to fellow traveling artists is this... We had eaten lunch about an hour prior to the crash, and several minutes before the crash my wife Patti mentioned being sleepy. She was driving and we had planned to switch soon. I was working on my computer. She apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The rest you can read about on the above website, but I wanted to note that the highway patrolman who handled the case told me that counterintuitively, he finds more sleep crashes to occur in the afternoon than late at night, even after accounting for reduced traffic at night. He was a career military medic and noted how the body's energy goes to digestion after meals, making one drowsy. Surely we've all noticed this. So fellow artists, let our experience heighten your awareness about this risk. Patti is still in critical condition, but is making steady progress and all indications are that she will have a full recovery, though over a long period.All the best,Marty and Patti HulsebosFairfield, Iowamartyhulsebos.commarty2858@gmail.com
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