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The Best of Intentions

10/17/2020

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When Saskatoon's new Remai Modern art museum opened three years ago, I stood in that sunny eclectic Art & Design Store and said to myself, "I need to write a book they will put in this store."

I'm not an artist and I didn't have a subject in mind, but there it was, my intention went out into the universe of all possible things...


Two years ago, my publisher called me all excited. He'd heard a documentary with Thelma Pepper on CBC Radio and he wanted ME to write a book about Thelma.

A little over a year ago, Thelma and I started working on the book of her life and photography. Yesterday, I signed a stack of those books and set them out for sale in the Art & Design store at Remai Modern.

Funny how that works sometimes. Thank you Thelma and thank you universe 💞

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Virtual Book Launch, Literally

10/16/2020

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Despite all your preparation, thing go wrong, right?

On Tuesday, we did a technical test run for my virtual book launch of Thelma: A Life in Pictures. But yesterday, when I connected via zoom, my audio showed up but not my video. Baffled, I rebooted my computer, which worked ~ with 1 minute to spare 😳

So, thankfully, I showed up at my own book launch 😃 and thanks to all of you who came, too. Thanks to McNally Robinson bookstore in Saskatoon for organizing and managing the event. And super thanks to Joanne Paulson for co-hosting with me, 'cause zooming with a friend is way more fun than zooming alone.

Joanne's grandma was photographed by Thelma and is featured in the book, so her participation was personal and heartfelt ♥

I've got to be honest, it feels strange launching a book in covid times, with NO personal contact or a roster of book-promoting events. But it's also a time of intentional and sincere connections via social channels that hone our relationships and our gratitude. Thank you!!

If you missed the book launch, you can watch it via youtube by tapping the screenshot image below. I hope you enjoy connecting as much as I did.

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Thelma's Sherbrooke Portraits

10/13/2020

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Today I delivered a copy of my book Thelma: A Life in Pictures to the Sherbrooke care home in Saskatoon. Thelma's husband Jim spent his final years there with Alzheimer's disease. It was a special place to her. She came every day to eat meals with Jim and appreciated the caring, encouraging, joyful atmosphere that put a smile on the faces of its residents.

Thelma saw the grace and spirit in those aging faces and wanted to capture them in photographs. She asked permission to take their pictures and it was granted.

Such tender and compassionate portraits... Her photos remind us that everyone has gifts to share no matter the age or infirmity. The creative spirit flows through each of us to the best of our ability. That is when we are truly happy.

This is Thelma's message. When all feels lost or hopeless or sad, doing something ~ even a little thing ~ for ourselves and for others is our saving grace.

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Alice Turner and Child, 2001 by Thelma Pepper
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Thelma has Arrived!

10/2/2020

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Oh that new book smell... After a year of gestation, my book Thelma: A Life in Pictures has arrived in book stores! I spent an hour this morning at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon signing some 60 copies. By the time I left the store, it was already on the shelf, sitting next to my two previous books ~ Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens and Saskatoon: A History. Welcome to the world Thelma ♥

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