Helen had an opening of her new work at the Grace Chosey Gallery in Madison last night. It seems to me that her work is a beautful metaphor for what I would like to send to each person on the Gulf coast who is suffering. A beautiful, comforting wrapping made by human hands and healing touch. Quilts have an underlying strength in the thoughtful strategy that goes into their planning and fabrication. Traditionally, quilts have often been made by groups of women who came together in community to help others prepare for a life change - a wedding, a birth, a move across the country. Our government could take a hint from this seemingly commonplace gift from the everyday, composed of human kindness.
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