Finding Grace

<p>This book is dedicated to my very dear friend who was bravely battling breast cancer at around the time I started drawing these whimsical little girls in my sketchbook. At such times we take comfort wherever we can find it and somehow these big-eyed girls offered me just that. </p><p>They gave me the chance to escape the world even for a short time. They seemed to understand could be whatever I needed: a joyful celebration of life an expression of sorrow a calm reflective companion.<br />  <br />What mattered is that they were always there trusting me to find the strength to support my friend through a difficult time and helping me find the grace to let her go.</p><p>I count myself so lucky to have engaged in a creative process that took on a life of its own. Through the process of creating a quick daily drawing I found myself contemplating grace and what it means to me. </p><p>This book is the result of all that contemplation: a mix of my own thoughts words of others that resonated with me and of course the big-eyed girls that kept me company.</p><p>Come with me on that journey.</p><p>This book details the origin of these girls explaining the creative project that was their genesis. It also includes a free behind the scenes video which shows the painting of a couple of the illustrations in this book. </p><p>While drawing these girls and spending time with my friend during her treatment for breast cancer I spent a lot of time contemplating grace. I have included quotations about grace that I found meaningful along with my own thoughts about this most admirable quality.</p><p>It is my hope that you find as much inspiration and comfort from this collection of words and images as I did in putting them together.</p>