I thought it only fitting to put a post on my blog for my dear creative friend Angela who so often commented on my blog posts. Angela passed away unexpectedly on Friday. She was a mentor, colleague, friend, confidante and huge supporter. I first met Angela at UNLV where she was a faculty member in the Hotel College. I went into her class to do a guest lecture and our friendship began. Angela saw a passion in me for teaching so the next thing I knew she had recommended me to the Hotel College for a part time teaching position. We started going to lunches and also realized that both of us had a creativity streak running through us. She introduced me to altered books and my creativity was sparked. She told me about ArtUnraveled and Las Vegas Art Stamps. My first "art" workshop Angela invited me to. It was the weekend with Julianna Coles. We also started an informal altered book group of our very own. Angela meant the world to me as so many of my friends do. I will miss her smile, her creative energy, warmth and love. May you find peace and comfort dear friend knowing that you will be missed and loved from afar.
8 comments:
Much love and many hugs to you this evening, on the passing of a dear soul from your life, Amanda - Tanya
I am so sorry to hear about your friend - I, too, know what it is like to lose a good friend
Just keep looking up and smile - many people never have good friends, therefore, no happy memories.
I'm sorry to hear about Angela, you are in my thoughts.
~Hugs & Love~
Hugs, losing a friend is like losing a part of yourself, I share more with my friends then with my own family because friends accept you with all your flaws and they love you anyway, may you find peace with your memories you made together! Love, Jackie
How lucky you were to have Angela in your life, keep her spirt alive & create ... create ... create and know she is looking down on you saying ... how cool is that!
I'm so glad you posted this: the picture, your thoughts... I felt like I lost Angela awhile ago, that combination of her pulling away and my moving away... but learning of her death made me realize that I liked thinking of Angela in the world, lost to me but not to all the students, friends and colleagues whose lives she brightened. She was a force to be reckoned with and remembering that, remembering her passion, her cracking wise, her sharing in the classroom... all of that makes me smile. oh angela...
I'm so very deeply saddened about Angela.
She will be very very much missed.
I am sorry for the loss of your friend. What a wonderful gift for you to have had her in your life! The picture of Angela and her altered book gave me a better perspective on what altered books are about.
Pat K
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