Most recently, good friends of mine are moving to be closer to their family and are down sizing. They have been friends for over 40 years and had collected more than 25 of my images, some of them going back to my first years as an artist, in my early 20's. They decided to keep 11 of those 25, and then asked me if I would take the rest. I agreed, and drove home with a car full-o-art. Once I got home, I began to try and figure out what to do, hoping that I could donate most to NM museums. In the process I found myself frustrated with young Holly, who didn't see things like writing down dates or titles being particularly important. I kept all in my head at that time, and didn't see the need, since it was all right there. As well, I documented all my work using slides, and often the quality was not very good(I was learning). But what was most interesting in looking through and cataloging the work, was seeing this time capsule of my life and progress as an artist. "Cubana Conversation" was done when I worked at Tamarind Institute in the early 70s. Printed in an edition of 17, I printed it myself on Tamarind presses after hours. And lastly, to visibly see and appreciate the the support of these friends, who over the 40 years of our friendship, consistently believed in me and my vision.
