Alfreda is a friend, a farmer worker and portrait subject who sometimes helps us out on the farm. She is an artist in her own right, creative in a number of ways. She likes to show me her fingernails, which are a portable gallery, different and vibrant. She is happy to pose for me when she re-does them.

I think the artist lives in all of us, some free the creative spirit, some are shy or fearful. Alfreda is proud of herself and of her fingernails, and I am grateful to her for brightening up the world a bit. She is a radiant soul.