text messages Richard : [Fran]
Dec 24
Fran u are totally
beautiful!!!
[Thank you so much
Richard! I lost some
weight and feel better :)]
[I took this shot but I
didn't do anything to it,
I'm now noticing the
background is black
and white]
I'm on the skytrain home
Looking at your picture
has made this trip
bearable :) two guys
just got into a fight in
front of me the
one guy's face is a bloody
mess :( but I'm unscathed :)
[Oh shit, ppl are so
crazy at Xmas. Let
me know the second you're
home safe!]
Dec 25
So it was up about 3am,
and I'm relaxing in my
chair under a quilt,
sipping green tea, &
reading an article on
Leonard Cohen
Looking up at your
portrait, I'm thinking if i
had a dollar for every
time I've thought how
much I love you, I'd
have enough cash to
purchase the Taj Mahal
But who needs the
money? I feel immense
wealth just thinking of
you
So I need to get thru
some obligatory phone
calls & emails this
morning Want to get
them out of the way
first before i call u this
afternoon btw I have a
fabulous idea for a
photo collage from the
pic u sent!!... God, you
have beautiful eyes
Fran!! :)
[Happy Christmas
Richard!! Did you get
any sleep last night? I
do love that portrait,
you worked your
magic on that one
did you wake and
bake?]
Merry Christmas
Fran!! I had two boiled
eggs for Christmas
breakfast :( but i am
enjoying the potato
chips now :) Gonna try
to get some chicken
teriyaki this afternoon
if the place downstairs is
open hope that ur
enjoying a lovely
xmas meal! and will
talk to you later
[I can't eat meat coz it
makes me sad so I'm
having crispy tofu with
rice and cranberry
sauce. I still haven't
had breakfast yet I'm
really stoned tho]
[I'm sorry I missed your
call I was feeding the
birds]
Dec 26
Fran, yesterday I was
feeling so sadly
nostalgic, all day kinda
haunted by the 'ghosts
of christmas past' :(
But talking to you last
night totally lifted my
spirits!! And i had my
best sleep in weeks!!
(slept in till 4am) To
borrow a line from The
Four Tops... 'I love you
and nobody else!!'
btw the collage of you
I'm doing today is sort
of Leonard Cohen
meets Ernest
Shackleton I know it
sounds ridiculous, but
it'll make sense when u
see it (and read it)
Speaking of prints, I'm
mailing u some 6x8's
on the weekend, with
some ferry/gas/latte
money
[I'm sooooo excited for
this portrait Richard!
The picture makes me
feel happy because I
see true joy in my eyes
I'm very excited for you
to do your thing with it
and make it magical
I really appreciate the
gas money, my mental
health is so bad I've
missed work and was
then diagnosed with
autism and adhd I'm
choosing to view them
as superpowers
How are you doing
today?]
I'm working on your
collage right now and
its coming together
magically, as usual!! I
might be able to send it
to u today. Let you
know later As far as
diagnoses are
concerned, i would
diagnose you as a
magical,
compassionate,
incredibly talented
woman!!!
[You are utterly
incredible i felt so
lost after the diagnoses
but your diagnosis is
making me feel so
much better thank you
for being you!!]
Fran Thank YOU for
being you!! :)
Fran the collage has
turned out fabulously
well i think!! Visually
striking, but more
importantly it nicely
expresses the love i
feel (thank you
Leonard, for the
inspiration) I'll finish it
off in the morning &
and send it to you
tomorrow aft/night,
there's so much I want
to talk to you about
heading into the new
year!! :)
[Omg how did you do
that so quickly?! I
would love to talk
tomorrow!! I hope
you're having a super
chill day]
Dec 27
Good morning Fran!
Hope & pray you got
some lovely rest :) So I
thought i could finish
off your collage portrait
in 15 minutes this
morning. Instead, it
took nearly 2 hrs; but
I'm happy cause i feel it
expresses to perfection
the love I feel for you!
I'll text it to you this
morning if u want, or
this afternoon before i
call
Would it be ok if I called
3ish? If not i'll call later
in the evening, or
tomorrow
Fran I'm hoping the
print on the sides isn't
too small for u to read
[Omg how the hell did
you do this so fast?! I
absolutely love it so
much Richard I love
all of it! You are utterly
incredible!! I'm
meeting my Sis for
coffee at 2, is it okay if
we talk later tonight?]
[I can't read the print
but I think that's coz of
my phone]
Dec 30
Fran so I got up at
3:30am It's a new
moon... and the boiler
in our building has
shut down :( No heat,
and I'm forced to wear
3 sweaters and 2 pairs
of wool socks What a
way to start the new
cycle! :(
[Omg you have no heat
I'm so sorry!!]
Lucky we're having a
'mild' winter Can't
believe you're up this
early! Are u working
today?
[I'm gonna try and go to
work. I think i can do it]
[It's so cold this
morning, I'm so sorry
Richard]
Hang in there Fran!
We're both gonna make
it! Gonna text u that
Blake quote later today
I think it could be our
mantra heading into
the new year
[Let's make a wish for
the new moon. I wish
that your art gets
noticed in a major way!]
Love you Fran! but my
art is your art too!
We're together in this,
and I'm determined to
show the world just
how special you are!!
[Love you too!]
GALLERY501