by luke | Mar 7, 2020 | Finding Zoë Through Her Art
The original of this picture was not signed by Zoë. It was one of the few of which she made lithographic copies. She would make small additions with a very sharp pencil, and then personally sign it with a message to the recipient. For this reason you don’t see a...
by luke | Mar 7, 2020 | Finding Zoë Through Her Art
An unexpected result of collecting these pictures is figuring out what to do with them. Where they could go to continue their story? It seemed unfair to me that I would be the only one to have them, so I decided that each piece of art would have a guardian. A guardian...
by luke | Mar 7, 2020 | Finding Zoë Through Her Art
Cindy had warned me that Jack was a little eccentric and a bit of a recluse. And I got that sense during our phone conversation. Before the introductions were done he interrupted me to explain that he would not be able to see me in person but he’d arrange for me to...
by luke | Mar 7, 2020 | Finding Zoë Through Her Art
I saw Cindy at a funeral for a mutual friend. She knew my parents when they first immigrated to California from England and had worked with my dad for decades. After telling her about my journey to find Zoë’s pictures, I learned she had a couple in her possession....
by luke | Mar 7, 2020 | Finding Zoë Through Her Art
Zoë was born and raised on the outskirts of London where green rolling fields extend beyond the horizon. She was born to Jimmy Payne and Lucy Stevens on May 11th, 1956 in Amersham, England. She was the youngest of three siblings, the eldest of whom passed away during...
