The Butterfly Effect - Update #13 including Announcement of Winner

I would like to begin this weeks update sharing first some information I gathered this week.

On Wednesday afternoon, I received an extraordinarily heartfelt butterfly along with a note from Joyce Van Der Lely from Christchurch, New Zealand. In it she spoke of her personal experiences growing up in Holland so close to the Holocaust and described later her visit  she made to Yad Vashem located in Jerusalem, Israel.  A description of this museum from the website -

"As the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, as the world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is today a dynamic and vital place of intergenerational and international encounter. "

Joyce's  note lead me to explore this museum on -linewhere I found this short video featuring the art of Holocaust survivors, spanning 60 years.  I hope you find it as compelling and emotionally powerful as I have. Thank you Joyce.

This week, 13 butterflies arrived, each one bringing its  own unique blend of creativity and compassion. The artists who contributed and who I wish to again thank are -

 Kathleen Legg

 Lynne Hunter-Johnson

Joyce Van Der Lely

Gail Whitter

 Faye Hoover

 Margaret Beck

 Betsy Harding

From rose petals, to graphite drawings, zen tangles, mixed media fibers, sewing,  encaustics and hand dyed natural papers, please take a moment to visit the individual blogs listed below.

 Joyce Van Der Lely

Christchurch, New Zealand

http://jetdtsetters.blogspot.com/

KATHLEEN LEGG

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

LYNNE HUNTER-JOHNSON

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

GAIL WHITTER

Trail, British Columbia, Canada

http://http//bairfaystbooks.blogspot.com/

MARGARET BECK

Waterford, New York, USA

http://peggysinternalplayground.blogspot.com/

FAYE HOOVER

Virginia, USA

http://hastingshall2.wordpress.com/

BETSY HARDING

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

http://betsyharding.blogspot.com/

On to the draw - As many of you know, the Holocaust Museum Houston based its exhibit on the book I Never Saw Another Butterfly.  I ordered two copies of this book soon after I began our project here, one to read, and one to give away to one of the participants.  I asked my friend Linda to choose a number between 1 and 89 yesterday and used this number (43) to choose the winner of the book.

Sharne Gregory's butterfly was Number 43. 

 I will be mailing out the book early next week Sharne. Here is her winning butterfly -

Sharne Gregory

Essex, England, UK

http://sharnesbitsnbobs.blogspot.com/

Please stay tuned for next weeks announcement of a new draw plus other exciting news!  And there is still over a year to participate!  For more information on how to participate,  please click on the Butterfly Effect tab above.

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