This is a portrait of my little pépère. He passed away this summer, so this is our first holiday season without him. I know everyone is missing him very much, particularly my mémère, his devoted wife and best friend of 58 years.
We miss you, Pip.
This is a portrait of my little pépère. He passed away this summer, so this is our first holiday season without him. I know everyone is missing him very much, particularly my mémère, his devoted wife and best friend of 58 years.
We miss you, Pip.
The Middlest Sister 
A beautiful tribute!
Thank you!
wow, amazing! Such a great job.
You captured him beautifully! I love the details on the eyes.
Thank you! I really loved making this piece and watching his face appear through the paper scraps.
Oh, how pretty, Nicki. This is really cool.
AMAZING! You totally captured his eyes!!!
Beautiful. Truly. What a great tribute piece. I actually just lost my beloved grandfather (my last living grandparent) three weeks ago. I thought about trying to tie some of his grandpa-isms into one of my blog posts (he was super funny, lots of material to work with) but haven’t yet. You’ve definitely motivated me now :)
Thank you. You definitely should when you’re ready. My grandfather will make future appearances as a character in the Middlest Sister as well :)
This is stunning. I love the way you made his eyes. I’m so sorry for your loss. :(
This is stunning. The eyes, the teeth and the slightly crooked tie make the piece. What a lovely tribute.
Hi Snob
I commented on your blog but it will need rescuing from the spam bin! All my comments end up in spam folder first time around for some reason…
Thank you :)
Good work there Middle Sister. How long did it take?
Thank you! I know his face so well, it actually came together pretty quickly. I worked on it for 6 hours.
Love it… I know how it feels to lose a grandparent… Just lost my dadi (paternal grandmother) this May and therefore this was the first holiday season we spent without her. I hope he is in a better place.. Maybe he and my dadi can give each other company up there!
That is a very lovely thought. Thank you!
Thanks Nikki!
What a beautiful tribute to Pepere! It really touched my heart.
All my love,
Auntie Chrissie
Thank you, auntie!
May I ask the derivation of his name? I’ve never heard “Pepere” as a grandfather’s name.
He is surely watching over you and smiling at that beautiful, personal tribe you gave him.
Since you left a comment on my blog I subscribed to yours, and am loving the gift you have for creating distinctive portraits.
Ronnie
It’s a French-Canadian thing :) It’s a common term for grandfather.
Thank you for reading and for subscribing!
OMG! That is so fabulous! Geez, if I were a book editor, I would have snatched you up in a heartbeat!
Thank you! You are too kind :)
Hi Nicole,
I’m very new at blogging and just love the beautiful personality that is coming across in your posts. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your rules.
Un bel hommage…