Healing Garden at Children's Hospital

Today I went to the Children's Hospital with my son for his biofeedback appointment; he gets bad migraine headaches (I'm sorry George it's in the gene pool). While I was waiting for him to finish his session, I wandered around the Katz sculpture garden, which is part of the beautiful landscaping on site. I thought about all the families who come to the hospital with very, very sick children and I could imagine the brief respite this space provides them. There's a lot of literature out there regarding the effects of gardens on mental health, but the basic take-home is that nature soothes our souls and allows us to breathe more slowly and relax--I guess you could call it natural biofeedback.

Victoria Raymond

Victoria Raymond is a mom in NE Seattle who so cleverly makes these amazing 3D images to be used in children's books. They are impeccable and fun and oh, you have to see her website.  I mean, she really has to have some focus + discipline+brilliance to do this shit!  Not only does she make these clay sculptures, she paints and makes other awe-inspiring stuff. A little birdie told me that she is having an open studio this weekend in her NE Seattle studio, Sat & Sun 1-8pm. If you EMAIL me I can give you her address.

Can you believe the amazing people that live in this little part of the world? 

Well Done Children's Books, Victoria. Thanks for making the world a bit more beautiful.