Homecoming, Mary Joyce left us on May 21st, 2011
Mary Joyce Mitchell, Portrait, Acrylic Glaze, 30" x 36"
" When it comes to family, we do not have the choice of who our relatives are, but we do have a choice on how we live and interact with each other. We still have to make an effort to form quality relationships and build lasting memories. So let us move forward on purpose and Love each other better, respect each other more, and communicate with open hearts and listening ears. I say this with much love to my sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, cousins, in-laws, and all these adopted into the family. I pray God's Abundant Blessings to all my family as we begin a new chapter in our life."
Hometown friends meet up in Atlanta: Sunday, January 16, 2011
These are two friends, mother and daughter, whom I have known from Fresno and Sacramento, California, since the mid 80's they both live in Atlanta, Georgia now. They have lived here for seven years, and surprise, January 13th was Mary Joyce's birthday, and January 15th was Connie R. Taylor's birthday.
They drove out to The Writer's Well, here in Sharpsburg, GA, so we could go to the Dekalb Farmer's Market. That was a fantastic place, a "World Market" with so many cultures from Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, not to mention the selection of food, spices, meat, wines, seafood, and live fish from all over the world.
Mary Joyce has a collection of original paintings from my spirit keeper series; she contracted me to do this portrait for her book cover.
When we were in Sacramento, she invited everyone over. I tribute her for keeping her girls in the kitchen and learning recipes. I remember when she'd have all of us in the kitchen helping to prepare a pot of gumbo or Thanksgiving Dinner, or just because she has a flair for cooking and entertaining.
