In celebration of Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg's The Plain Janes, Little Willow invited me to take part in the Readergirlz Art Saves! project -- to create or display an image of how art affects us. Here's my booksy-artsy story...
But the cover had this irresistible picture of Jon O. himself flashing a look-at-me grin. The book's since been discarded and I can't find an image of the cover online, which is a shame, because if you could see that, you'd understand why this face, smiling down at me from the art showcase stopped me dead in the middle of the hallway one day at school:
"You painted Jon O!" I gushed to Alisha the next time I saw her at work.
"You saw him!"
You bet I did. And somehow I hinted and wheedled so effectively that before Alisha left for college the next year, she gave me Jon O. He grins from just inside my bedroom doorway to this day. Look at me, Jon O's face says. And how can I resist?
(Oh, and Alisha? Nowadays, Alisha's designing her own line of clothing in New York.)
(Oh, and Alisha? Nowadays, Alisha's designing her own line of clothing in New York.)
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Thank you, Sarah! :)
That's why I paint Sarah. :-) Your portrait over my desk at the library does wonders for me.
Aw...that's a cool story.