The General's Daughter

Once upon a time, there was this little girl who lived with her family in the centre of a big city on the northern edge of an island called Formosa. She was her father's little princess, she was happy, and couldn't ask for anything more than to be with her father and to grow up by his side. But then the little girl's father died suddenly, her mother remarried and her whole world changed. So the little girl packed her bags and moved half way across the world for a different life.

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She studied and worked hard and eventually married a nice man. The nice man loved collecting chairs and plants so they bought a big old house by the lake in a city called Toronto so he can collect more furniture. A dog, a cat and a bunny also came to live with them.

Being a big house, everyone got their own room, so that, should the need arise, one can slam the door or yell out loud lyrics at will. That hardly happens but it's good to be prepared.

After working a long time, the nice man finally retired.

The little girl, not so little and now at a good age, are looking forward to spending lots and lots of quality time together.

Maybe even build a wee cabin/ studio in the backyard should they ever find the time.

For anyone that's interested in finding out more about the not so little girl, you can read all about her at www.peylu.com.

Being a kid at heart, she chose to work in "clay pictures", which she creates by sculpting a thin layer of clay onto canvas or board, she then gently layers it with different paint media to achieve the finish and patina which typifies her style and themes. The clay adds texture, crackle and a well worn look. Her themes reflect her attraction to primitive art and simple country furniture and more distinctly, her unique way of looking at every day things.

She feels the same way about her assemblage work which she does collaboratively with her "nice man" :" I allow myself to play and let the piece reveal itself to me, I choose from odd bits of memorabilia and found objects in my surrounds or create pieces out of clay to complement and visually focus the reclaimed wood surfaces. Creating an assemblage piece is like solving a puzzel. A finished piece almost never matches my original vision for it, but reveals itself as it unfolds. My hope is to create something that appears effortless but not commonplace."

http://www.peylu.com

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Non-authors note: this month's Spotlight on Pey came to me as such a cleverly written piece that except for a few typos, needed no messing with. This is pure Pey... and wonderfully so! -Betsy