I came across an article tonight and was compelled to write this post. Mary Ann Hennosy was born with cerebral palsy in 1952. Despite Mary's serious motor skill limitations she is quite capable intellectually. She grew up in Charleston, West Virginia with her six brothers and sisters. At the age of 20, Mary's family moved to Saint Petersburg, Florida where the flat terrain made getting around much easier for her. In 1977 Mary met artist Betty Blue who took an interest in Mary. What happened next was quite remarkable. With Betty's encouragement and guidance, she created a system of sandbags and pulleys to steady the movement of Mary's hands. Betty also taught Mary the basics of color mixing and painting technique. Soon after Mary's gift flourished and her paintings began winning blue ribbons at art shows.
Today Mary has a career as an artist and her paintings can be purchased from her site, My Right Hand. Betty used her creativity and innovation to give a life long gift to Mary. This is a shinning example of our mission statement. Well done and all the best to Mary and Betty!
By Jon Thornham
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