CRITIQUE: BOOK REVIEW: “MY PEOPLES” ART

Love is immeasurable, and though it’s not possible to quantify love using works of art as a metric, this book by Lisha and Alex Mack comes close to doing just that. “My Peoples” Art | The First 100 follows the journey of their mother-daughter art collaboration as it evolves from the mother's sense of purpose to a successful business and viable means of support for her daughter, Alex, who has Down syndrome. Lisha and Alex's premiere book presents their first 100 painting and the stories and inspiration behind them.

What they’re saying!

My girls and I have already read cover to cover… we all cried (heart warming tears) at the words of a mom and poems shared by Alex…and laughed some as we went as well. We all have different takeaways that are too detailed to list, but the most profound and special to me is that Alex is a self proclaimed prayer warrior-I’d love to have her in my prayer corner! The story of the storm made me sob…I had to quit reading it and gain composure. I’ll never forget that God took “the storm” away in Alex instead of the land…oh how I needed that! So many other things. I just feel so blessed to be touched by an extraordinary ordinary life… truly a gift that will last forever! - Cheryl C.

Get a copy from LMFA Gift Store during their "My Peoples" & My Parters exhibit, May 30 - Sept. 14, 2024.