The Shadow of Venus (2012)
“Unlike Celia’s office where every surface was covered with weavings, paintings, sculptures, santos, and milagros, Claire’s still had plenty of white space to fill. Claire sat down at her desk and studied the placement of the picture. She got up to straighten it, then called Celia.
“Can you come to my office? There’s something I want to show you.”
“Okay.”
Celia came to the doorway wearing a beige linen dress and a necklace with matching bracelet made of spikes of coral. She spotted the Summertim...e addition immediately. “That’s it?”
“Yes,” Claire said.
“Where did it come from?”
“An artist named Lisa Teague paints the homeless at the Hope Central Shelter. The paintings are sold to raise money. You saw the photo of the dead Maia. Could you identify her here?”
“That’s easy. Only one of the girls is showing her face. It has to be Maia, no?” Celia walked up close to examine the picture.
“Yes. That’s how she asked to be painted, the way she looked when she was twelve years old, dancing in a circle with six other girls.MoreLess
“Can you come to my office? There’s something I want to show you.”
“Okay.”
Celia came to the doorway wearing a beige linen dress and a necklace with matching bracelet made of spikes of coral. She spotted the Summertim...e addition immediately. “That’s it?”
“Yes,” Claire said.
“Where did it come from?”
“An artist named Lisa Teague paints the homeless at the Hope Central Shelter. The paintings are sold to raise money. You saw the photo of the dead Maia. Could you identify her here?”
“That’s easy. Only one of the girls is showing her face. It has to be Maia, no?” Celia walked up close to examine the picture.
“Yes. That’s how she asked to be painted, the way she looked when she was twelve years old, dancing in a circle with six other girls.MoreLess
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