The children knew, though. Children loved her.

March 27, 2017 11:46 AM

Eulogy for a Fairy Princess: Lisa Williams remembers Heather Adels, her girlfriend, who died suddenly at age 41.
posted by tuesdayschild (11 comments total)

Oh this is so gorgeous and sad. Her paintings are arrestingly beautiful. Between this and the Oliver Sacks post I'm feeling a lot of feelings about love and art and wonder. Thanks for posting.
posted by capnsue at 11:58 AM on March 27, 2017 [3 favorites]

Lovely, albeit sad, story.

(Also love Lisa's domain, for personal reasons.)

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posted by Samizdata at 12:21 PM on March 27, 2017

Heartbreaking.
posted by delight at 12:28 PM on March 27, 2017

Close to my worst nightmare. Deep sympathy to Lisa as she figures out what her life will look like without Heather.
posted by Lexica at 12:48 PM on March 27, 2017 [3 favorites]

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posted by SisterHavana at 2:07 PM on March 27, 2017

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posted by limeonaire at 2:28 PM on March 27, 2017

I don’t want my memories of her and knowledge of her work to die with me. I am putting this message in a bottle and throwing it in the wine-dark sea of the Interwebs; be a wave and push it along to whatever unknown shore Fate will take it.

For reasons, this is what really brought tears for me. She sounds like she was so magical. She looked magical. Her work was magical. She inspired poetry.

Thanks for sharing this.
posted by limeonaire at 2:34 PM on March 27, 2017 [3 favorites]

This is lovely. If you're in the mood to encounter more art inspired by grief, check out the album "A Crow Looked At Me" by Mount Eerie. Just heartbreaking.
posted by Joey Michaels at 4:43 PM on March 27, 2017

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posted by Wobbuffet at 5:08 PM on March 27, 2017

Lovely work. Such a loss. So sad for Lisa and all her family/friends.
posted by jzb at 4:51 PM on March 28, 2017

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A beautiful person and a beautiful eulogy.
posted by daybeforetheday at 12:00 AM on March 29, 2017