Hi all y’all!
Happy Mardi Gras! The first uptown parade is today!
This is me on the front page of the Times-Picayune! (I must be excited because I already used 3 exclamation marks.) The Pussyfooters were the first women’s dance troupe. We started in 2001. My favorite parts about being a Pussyfooter, aside from becoming famous, are that I dance for women who can’t and we raise money every year for the Metropolitan Center for women and children. This year we raised $38,000.
Page 5 of the book is Poppee.
He is grandpa to the baby.
In the painting are some New Orleans icons. On the shelf behind Poppee are cups from 
. Coffee with chicory and beignets are often the first stop in the French Quarter for visitors to our city. It is open 24 hours.
He is stirring a pot of gumbo and holding a gumbo bowl, with a smaller pot for white rice on the other burner. Next to the stove top are an onion, green bell pepper, and celery. These three vegetables are called the Holy Trinity. The trinity is in most New Orleans dishes… jambalya, étouffée, gumbo…
I wanted to capture the love in Poppee’s expression when baby walks into the room. I like the repeating rectangle pattern in the basket and bricks. I was going to paint Poppee’s shirt in a check print, but thought that would be too distracting. (I still want to.) My favorite parts of the painting are the cups and the trinity.
Poppee is the last of the human characters in the book. You have met them all now.
In lewdness and proudness,
Gator Girl
Gator Girl Art 