I had to share with you an email I rec'd this morning from a young man that was looking at my artwork, with his family at the Gold Coast show in Chgo. As I talked with his parents about my artwork/life/how they're visiting out of town, I noticed their son fixating on one of my antique pieces. A small metal item with an antique griffen, embellished with a crystal. My small, affordable items. As they were saying good bye, I asked him why he was so absorbed by the piece. He told me he loves mystical creatures and recognized the griffen. I told him I want to give it to him as a gift from me to him. He couldn't believe it. His dad kept trying to offer me money and I said that no, his appreciation for the arts was priceless.
This was his email:
Dear Ms. Alison,
Thank you soooo much for generously giving me my favorite piece of artwork you have made. I will always treasure it,
no matter what happens, it will always be my favorite. I just love mystical creatures, from dragons to unicorns. They are all awesome!!
Thank you sooo much for giving it to me! I am sending you a couple photos to show you that I'm also an artist. I submitted an arbor day poster for a school district-wide contest and my poster won first place! It kind of reminds me of your stained glass! Well I'm going to wrap
this up and say THANK YOU one more time!!
If you would like, write back with your home address and I will send you something through snail mail.
Take care and thanks again,
Luc Walz
Just made my day. Especially in this era of tweeting/facebooking/PS 3 playing youth!
