Last month, A friend forwarded me an ad from a guy who advertised 450 wool sweaters for sale. He & his wife were moving to a warmer climate, need to sell! First reaction: I don't need more wool sweaters, they are probably not really 100% wool, or full of moth holes. I have plenty of sweaters already. I have no room in my house. Sigh. You know what happens.
I lost a little sleep that night then called the next morning.
After a few texts and emails, I made plans to meet a strange man at a storage unit to look at them ... and left a trail of digital breadcrumbs for a girlfriend to find me, just in case. Because no one should meet strange men at storage units.
As it turns out - he and his wife showed up, they loved how I'm upcycling the sweaters for the Alzheimer's Association and even offered to donate them. Which was heartfelt and amazing. He was a talented woodworker (showed me some great photos on his phone) and she had recently lost a loved one to dementia. We connected. It's rare for me to feel like something was meant to be - but the universe was aligned that day.
I spent an hour or so going through the 25+ large boxes and filled my car. All the way. Then I paid them anyway, because it would have felt like stealing otherwise. I drove home giddy and had a great time sorting, washing and felting all those sweaters. Then I told my husband what I did. See, happy ending.
If any of you see an ad for hundreds of sweaters, do not call me, because I have no will power.
Aspen Hillside
5x7 pastel and 1 pair handmade wool mittens
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I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for the month of September '18. I'm using my mittens to inspire my paintings and vice versa. I'll post the matched art & mittens on this blog, instagram and FB each day. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association.
You can swap out the mittens for a different pair if you see a painting you like.
Please send an email to purchase.
