Story behind Phyllis’ Garden (bottom left)
My friend Phyllis Ponvert was the neatest lady. She was very committed to peace and justice in Central America. In her sixties, she traveled to Guatemala and volunteered on a peace team that involved personal risk and then volunteered at the Casa Materna in Nicaragua, a home for pregnant women at high risk. She loved to garden and had a beautiful one at her home in Ann Arbor. She was also an artist. One afternoon we did art together at her home and I produced this painting. I dedicate this entry to her loving memory. She passed away at the age of eighty in 2018.
My friend Phyllis Ponvert was the neatest lady. She was very committed to peace and justice in Central America. In her sixties, she traveled to Guatemala and volunteered on a peace team that involved personal risk and then volunteered at the Casa Materna in Nicaragua, a home for pregnant women at high risk. She loved to garden and had a beautiful one at her home in Ann Arbor. She was also an artist. One afternoon we did art together at her home and I produced this painting. I dedicate this entry to her loving memory. She passed away at the age of eighty in 2018.
Phyllis' Garden, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
watercolor, 5 1/2 x 7; Card © 2021. |
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2015,
colored pencils, 5 1/4 x 5 3/8; Card © 2021. |