The Pleasure Was All Mine

I was invited to share my artwork with the students of BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) in Massapequa Park, NY today.  This invitation came unsolicited from an extremely dedicated teacher whose life work is devoted to students with multiple physical and developmental disabilities. She had told me that the children would be thrilled to see my work and to meet a “real artist”. I must admit I was a bit intimidated. Since I was such a scaredy cat I brought along my friend and educator, Maureen. The first student I met was a young man named Anthony. He was also an artist and he stayed with us as we had our lunch, by the way in my honor. As the day went on and I got to meet other students, my heart went out to them, the teachers and aides, and their loved ones.  How many times did I thank God for my blessings! Maureen took many photos of our interactions with the kids which were intended for sharing on this site but I think I will just keep them for my own. Let me just say that I was invited to exhibit my artwork for the benefit of the students, but on the contrary, today selfishly was for me.

 

 

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