This morning, as I waited for coffee to brew,
I read the following heartfelt words,
written by my daughter, Tanya:
“Farewell my sweetest, my dearest friend.
Farewell, my inspiration, my muse, my confidante….all my love, Alisa.
May your new travels be incredible and limitless.
I already miss you so much.”
beautifully expressing deep love, and heart-rending loss
Alisa, Tanya’s best friend since high school,
mom to two young daughters, Sig’s beloved wife, daughter and sister, friend to so many
— danced to life’s rhythms with the soul of an artist —
Damn these cancers — damn them all.
I photographed Alisa on 4×5 polaroid print film for her high school year book.
A half dozen years ago Alisa borrowed my Linhof Tech IV
in order to practice her own photography, using some of Polaroid”s last run of various print films.
Alisa, Anderson, Strautmanis, Venus: Beautifully, intensely unforgettable
Here – the day she bought my M6 Classic with 28 mm Elmarit
and finally
A soul escaping confinement, Watercolor on paper, Shadowbox, 1980 by George Lottermoser
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Thank you! As i search on the internet for anything with my sister, maybe just so i can see her once again, i found these beautiful pics. I miss her soooo!!
I thanked Tanya the other day for being Alisa’s sister when i wasnt there. Tanya is family to me and my parents.
Thank you
Kristine