Frazier and his four litter mates were rescued by some kind person and brought to my friend Susan to see what she could do to save them. Susan, and people like her who work with sick and dying animals, are very courageous. Most of us want to run as far away from sickness and suffering as we can get. It's not that we don't know it exists, we just don't want to feel that deeply. We want to stay away from the hurt and pretend that it doesn't exist in the world - at least not for today - knowing that someday it is bound to visit us and we will have to deal with it then. Frazier was quite sick when I showed up with all my kitty toys and colorful feather boas. In between wheezing and eyes half swollen shut, he played with the toys I'd brought along. His happy little spirit and ability to ignore how ill he was so that he could pretend he was a normal kitten for a while was very touching. When he and his brothers and sisters all died, I was devastated and I had only gone over twice to play with and photograph them. Susan was beyond devastation. As an artist, the only way I know how to deal with pain is to paint through it and somehow memorialize the life that is no more. I'm hoping to make it important somehow, because every single life IS important. This painting of Frazier carries his name, his darling little face, and his spunky spirit. And I've yet to see anyone who doesn't smile when they come to his little face, in amongst much bigger and showier paintings. They always stop in front of the Giclee of him and smile a big smile. What better gift could he have given with his short little life on this earth? Lesley Harrison Giclee Prints - Main Page | Purchase Frazier Print
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