3. In her time, her art was dismissed. She worked on paper. In ink. And worked quickly. And drew emotion. Paper, ink, speed, emotional intensity. What incredible intensity. It's often too much! What a talent, to be able to convey big looming feelings with just a few lines, unedited.She was no stranger to the feelings she drew. Joy Hester lived a short and tumultuous life, overshadowed by cancer. In fact, at one point, she was so convinced she was going to die that she gave her baby son up for adoption. Turned out she was to live for another 13 years.
