In a message dated 9/15/99 2:33:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gpaterso@richmond.edu writes: << Perhaps the nature of the epiphany is that good artists -- like the flower girl and Sister Irma -- must go unrecognized, unpraised, even unseen, if they are to remain good artists. This is why the parish terminated Sister Irma's enrollment, and why D-Smith cut the rest of his students loose once he got back to the art school. By seeking some sort of praise for their efforts, they are damaging the very spirit that (would have) made them good artists. Am I making any sense? Does anyone buy this claim? Does anyone prefer the foot thing? >> That's pretty good and it helps me with the story... Jim