The Patron Saint of Painters

There is a saying among decorative painters that if you put your piece in the trunk or the closet or just leave it out overnight, the Tole Fairies will come and fix everything so it looks much better the next time you look at it. When I was teaching at the Buckeye Retreat at the beginning of February, one of my students took that thought a little further and decided that we need a Patron Saint. We named her Saint Sideload. I am beginning to develop a painting of Saint Sideload and the Tole Fairies. If it turns out well, I am going to submit it to a mini-convention so that painters can have a picture of our Patron Saint hanging in their studios. Look for pictures as this project develops.