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From: MWestonArt at aol.com <MWestonArt>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:12:57 EDT
Ginny writes, "By the way: Who mentioned the gift of the art book? My reading of that gift choice tells me more about the giver than anything else. He wants LaV to understand... "
Yes, I was struck by that choice of book as well. Jody says something like
"He painted on the ceiling, too," which is a wonderful appreciation of LaV's talent which no one else has acknowledged that way. But the images on the cover of the book he gives her and what LaVaughn first sees inside are pictures of sculptures of nudes, three-dimensional and solid and so much more challenging than the paintings and my first thought was of course, Michelangelo. What an affirmation for Jody himself. I think it says a lot not only about what he wants her to understand, but about his positive view of himself. (I hope I am remembering this right -- the book is back at the library.)
And I love Patrick, too. He starts out threatening to be a stereotypical nerdy sidekick but turns into so much more. Unlike Annie and Myrtle, who often seem to me to be more like an idea of old friends than the real thing, his friendship and personality seem so deep and true.
Ginny you said "Most of all, there's marvelous Dr. Rose (hmm, we can think about this name, too)". Yes, so much about growth and blooming and potential and how about Rose as the past tense of rise, as in "We will rise to the occasion, which is life." OK, that's a bit of a stretch, I admit.
Martha Weston
Received on Thu 26 Jul 2001 12:12:57 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:12:57 EDT
Ginny writes, "By the way: Who mentioned the gift of the art book? My reading of that gift choice tells me more about the giver than anything else. He wants LaV to understand... "
Yes, I was struck by that choice of book as well. Jody says something like
"He painted on the ceiling, too," which is a wonderful appreciation of LaV's talent which no one else has acknowledged that way. But the images on the cover of the book he gives her and what LaVaughn first sees inside are pictures of sculptures of nudes, three-dimensional and solid and so much more challenging than the paintings and my first thought was of course, Michelangelo. What an affirmation for Jody himself. I think it says a lot not only about what he wants her to understand, but about his positive view of himself. (I hope I am remembering this right -- the book is back at the library.)
And I love Patrick, too. He starts out threatening to be a stereotypical nerdy sidekick but turns into so much more. Unlike Annie and Myrtle, who often seem to me to be more like an idea of old friends than the real thing, his friendship and personality seem so deep and true.
Ginny you said "Most of all, there's marvelous Dr. Rose (hmm, we can think about this name, too)". Yes, so much about growth and blooming and potential and how about Rose as the past tense of rise, as in "We will rise to the occasion, which is life." OK, that's a bit of a stretch, I admit.
Martha Weston
Received on Thu 26 Jul 2001 12:12:57 PM CDT
