Episode 3: What Remains Unintended Detours

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What Remains-a painter's legacy. A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema. Unfinished Picnic Tables by Mary Yntema © Elizabeth Craig 2007 You can see more of Mary Yntema's work at www.suemell.com So much of creating art is a struggle to be seen or heard--to give birth to something that has a life of it’s own--something that will live on long after we’re gone. But what happens when an artist’s life is cut short? Especially if their work wasn’t recognized before their death?

What Remains-a painter's legacy. A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema. Unfinished Picnic Tables by Mary Yntema © Elizabeth Craig 2007 You can see more of Mary Yntema's work at www.suemell.com So much of creating art is a struggle to be seen or heard--to give birth to something that has a life of it’s own--something that will live on long after we’re gone. But what happens when an artist’s life is cut short? Especially if their work wasn’t recognized before their death?