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We each come from health care backgrounds. Lana was a nurse and spent most of her professional career in home-care and hospice nursing and health education, especially HIV/AIDS. Jack was an ophthalmologist with subspecialization in corneal transplantation and ocular infectious diseases, both clinical and research aspects.
We were high school sweethearts and then our lives somehow diverged. Two months and 45 years after our last date in 1958, we discovered one another and spoke with each other after not knowing anything about the lives of the other in the interim. Although natives of Wisconsin, by chance, we were both residing in the State of Washington and had become widow/widower. From our first exchange of e-mails and telephone conversations, it was clear that we “were meant for one another”. We met for the first time in 45 years when Lana picked up Jack at SeaTac Airport on November 23, 2003. Within minutes, Jack proposed to Lana as he met her at the top of escalator in the arrival area. A few days together provided irrefutable feelings of life-long bliss and the realization that at our ages life-long was not likely to be as extended as we would wish. So, one week later a few witnessed our exchange of vows on November 30, 2003. We both are fortunate to have each other and we are enjoying the most wonderful life together. Although Jack started the carpet collection, like all else that we possess, the carpets are ours. It brings us many enjoyable hours and adds color and pleasure to our daily lives.
About The Images
The images of the carpets were made by Jack Hill, a fine arts photographer. His photographic works have been the main feature of the Hill Gallery of Photography in Aspen, Colorado as well as being displayed at many other galleries throughout the West. Today, Jack resides in Wisconsin and his works are displayed at the Odin Gallery in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Kindred Threads Fiber and Fine Arts in Viroqua, Wisconsin and, at www.jackhillart.com as well as in the artist’s studio in LaFarge, Wisconsin.
The images of the carpets were obtained digitally and have been carefully preserved to give as true a rendition of color of each carpet. The carpets were hung and photographed with artificial lighting. The only manipulations were to rotate images of carpets that were too long to hang in the usual way and, to remove the image of clips along the upper borders that were used to hang the carpets.
In addition to the images in this web site, some of the carpets have been incorporated into a booklet. These printed images were achieved using a solid ink printer to achieve high quality artistic images.
In addition, the collaboration of photographer and collectors are developing a selection of cards for notes and greetings featuring the carpet collection. The early work on this project has produced excellent specimens and we look forward to introducing these artistic cards.
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