Life often sends a shock through the wire to shake us from our reverie. The burning sensation is sometimes warm and tingling. The birth of child to someone in our lives. A wedding. The delicate bloom of a day flower. Other shocks burn through the wire: lightning, blinding fast and searing hot. Life has delivered one such shock this week.
Elizadeth LaFontaine
Everyone Lizzy touched smiled. Her exuberant soul spread the joy which begins as a warm feeling in the heart long before it ever climbs high enough to stretch the lips into a wide smile. Those who never saw her but in pictures were smitten with her wry smile which makes you wonder if she was pleased or merely savoring a delightful deviousness.
She believed it is perfectly feasible to spend hours playing a video game and enjoying the company of others whilst you do it. Sharing tips, resources, advice and consternation equally let you know at heart, Lizzy was always a team player. She embraced play with the same vivacity she did work, charity, family, friends and love.
Lizzy’s heart leaves you breathless. Her love of Earth was unrivalled. Yet, she did not own a soapbox. Instead, she made a positive difference. She took her knowledge of high fashion and design to bring goodness into a wasteful world.
Formal dress made from candy wrappers.
Tuxedo and cap from cassette tape.
Everything she touched had potential.
Everything still had life.
Everything could be made beautiful.
Bottle cap handbags.
Pull tab necklace.
Vinyl album handbag.
Fork heart cuff bracelet
She took the things we do not give a second thought and made them into creations of art.
Beautiful women are at home in beautiful clothes and jewelry. Lizzy was no exception.
Her looks were signature, both demure and alluring at the same time. Her look graces all of her designs. She has taken the unassuming and made it breathtaking and spectacular.
The Earth loved Lizzy in return. Her exceptional ability to nurture the most elusive of flowers brought sunrays into many lives. They are a living testament to her delicate touch.
Black Dragon Rose
In a world where many never admit their vulnerabilities, Lizzy shared them with me. She touched my heart in a way many never will. Her ability to allow me to see my own vulnerability through her eyes without making me feel as though they made me needy is a characteristic I wish for everyone to see in me.
A beautiful light on Earth was put out Sunday, August 19, 2012. I was lucky to have been afforded the opportunity to bask in its warmth and reflect some of the light back on it. Its reflection will continue to make a difference in my life and those who see it through me.
In my night sky, there is a new star. I love you, Elizadeth. Shine on, like the diamond you are. I will see your light in all the shiny things and miss you more than when it was merely miles which separated us.
Rest well, my dear friend. Goodnight.
“Another year is fast approaching. Go be that starving artist you’re afraid to be. Open up that journal and get poetic finally. Volunteer. Suck it up and travel. You were not born here to work and pay taxes. You were put here to be part of a vast organism to explore and create. Stop putting it off. The world has much more to offer than what’s on 15 televisions at TGI Fridays. Take pictures. Scare people. Shake up the scene. Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~ Jason Mraz
Bearman
/ August 23, 2012Beautiful work…such a loss.
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Red
/ August 23, 2012Thank you, Bearman. She was a delight I wish I could have shared with every single person I know.
Gail Thornton
/ August 23, 2012Words can’t convey my deepest sentiments. I was just getting to know Lizzie through her blog and comments here. On her birthday blog page, I told her that I wanted to know her much better and longer. But I realize that for all of us, there is only now. Thank you for sharing this, Red, and my deepest sadness for your personal loss of her as a friend, and someone you loved so much. She will be sadly missed.
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Red
/ August 23, 2012No, Gail. This was Lizzy from a different platform. The Lizzie you met will be here later today and will likely comment.
Thank you for your condolences.
Gail Thornton
/ August 23, 2012Oh thank you Red. And my apoligies to having mixed you up, Lizzie Cracked.
Gailxxx
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Alexandra Heep
/ August 23, 2012I wondered what had happened. Thank you for sharing this tribute and I am sorry for your loss.
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Red
/ August 23, 2012She was a really special lady.
BuddhaKat
/ August 23, 2012What a lovely tribute, Red. You can sure articulate the intangibles!!!
I feel sadness for your loss, but celebratory for a life well lived!!!
🙂
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Red
/ August 23, 2012Thank you, BK
raymond alexander kukkee
/ August 23, 2012I’m so sorry for your loss, Red. Lizzy was clearly special –as your beautiful tribute shows. May she shine on in your life forever. ~R
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Red
/ August 23, 2012She always will, Ray.
Gloria Faye Brown Bates
/ August 23, 2012I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend, Red.
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Red
/ August 23, 2012Thank you, Gloria
Binky
/ August 23, 2012I don’t believe I knew Lizzy, but it sounds as if she was a very special, very creative person. I’m sorry for your loss, and sorry for the other people that knew her. Life is always very fragile and impermanent, but we usually don’t think of such things.
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Red
/ August 24, 2012It makes me want to move up the things scheduled for the end of September/early October to now.
Lisa Neumann
/ August 23, 2012Thinking of you this day. A lovely post.
Red
/ August 24, 2012Thank you, Lisa
Soma Mukherjee
/ August 24, 2012Oh i wish i had known her Red..today i did through your post.
i am so sorry for your loss,She was a brilliant star and she will always be the brightest one with her work and memories all around those who knew her..
Big hugs Sista tc
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Red
/ August 24, 2012Thank you, Soma. I need the {HUGZ}
prenin
/ August 24, 2012I never knew her, but it’s obvious from what you’ve said that she was a special person and that deserves to be remembered! 🙂
Rest in Peace Elizabeth.
Prenin.
Red
/ August 24, 2012Elizadeth was terrifically special, Pren. You would have liked her.