(c) 2012 Zoe H.
Zoey had an art assignment to do a portrait of herself displaying an emotion. She chose to draw herself displaying shock. I’m not sure the assignment was due before or after I told her that I had cancer, but I thought it showed one aspect of this experience very well. She seems to be doing pretty well, by the way so try not to worry. Or as John put it, “Wow Zoey, that’s really good. I’d put it in a frame it if it weren’t so horrifying.”
P.S. Zoey would probably want you to know that she was only given three days to complete this assignment as an explanation for why it is not somehow fancier or better in some way. I think it’s fabulous even if she’d spent the whole year on it. And given that I’m still working on Stick Figure Drawing 101, if I’d drawn this, I’d probably have it tattooed to my forehead.
My Eyes Are Up Here 
Zoey’s drawing is AWESOME!!!!!!
– Nonna
Thanks, Nancy, I will let Zoey know that you liked her drawing.
I’m with Nancy. It’s amazing, and it looks just like her!
Thanks, Beth. I think it is a really good likeness as well. She has another self-portrait, which in some technical respects is better, but it does not quite look like her. But again, I would be proud to tattoo either of them on my forehead if I were to have drawn them.
Liz, I am just today visiting your blog. But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking of you–it means mostly that I am lazy and self-involved, and technologically challenged, and prone to asking your mother how you are instead of asking you since I have a recent email from her in my yahoo inbox. Tell Zoey Portia says her self-portrait is remarkable. Really great. I’m glad you posted it. How are you? Hope you’re feeling groovy..er. More groovier. Mucher groovier. Mucho grooviosta. There. XO, Portia
Hi Portia! I’m glad to see you on the blog but you know, visiting is not required. You are neither lazy nor self-involved! Even if you did have your own grief work on your plate, I would still not fault you for having waited to visit my blog or not having visited at all.
I will tell Zoey that her cool artist cousin admires her work. She will be thrilled.