Hank and the Kids

Late last Fall when I started noticing Hank's decline, I wrote to an artist whom I've long admired for her unique aesthetic and the rather "rustic yet refined" way in which she captures images in stitching on antique linen. I asked her if she would be interested in creating something involving Hank and the kids and I sent her photos. She wrote back and said she would, but that it would take some time as she was loaded with projects. I gave her the go-ahead and waited. Around the beginning of January she contacted me to say that she was accepted to an artist residency program in Wyoming and would have time to work on the piece then.

I was so happy to hear from her the very week Hank died that she was finishing up and would send it out to me. To say this lovely little gem had great timing is an understatement. She titled it simply, "Hank and the Kids." It makes me smile.