Pastel on Paper
Every Summer for as long as I can remember my family has visited northern Michigan and the quaint town of Harbor Springs on the cool sparkling shores of Lake Michigan.
One of the our favorite things to do is get fudge at a 100 year old store with wonderfully creaky wooden floors and a tall ornate tin ceiling. Visitors can watch as the most delicious chocolate is poured out of huge copper kettles onto cold marble slabs where it is worked with a spatula into fudge which they sell warm and fresh.
In 2008 there was a collection box for Harbor Springs Native, Courtney Cox on the counter.
Donations were to help defray costs for shipping her horse to China in order to participate in the Olympics. We excitedly dropped coins in for this young Michigan athlete.
This pastel is of her in a dressage competition.
Dressage comes from the French word dresser which means "to train". Riders give body signals for their horses to obey and work in precise movements. Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping are the three Oympic Equestrian events.
We are extremely saddened to see Courtney has suffered a serious head injury.
Our prayers go up for her full recovery and we hope to see her ride in the Olympics another day.
