Dear Readers,
I have just had one of those rare opportunities to actually spend time with Chris St James in his city of Marseille, France, and I can tell you that this man has a heart of gold.
Most of you know him as the person who promotes your art. What you should know is my husband and I found out first hand and how, by sharing time and thoughts with Chris, we have come to understand the human (not cyber) side of Chris St James.
What my husband and I found most inspirational is his passion for people, not only the artist but people from all walks of life. Most of us know Chris as the man behind this site and the attention he pays to the artist. What you may or may not know is that this not only comes from his heart but also out of his desire to create something extremely nice for all of us.
What I want you to know is - never take advantage of Chris. He is there for the artist yet, as he writes, he is ill. His illness can be painful. I saw this first hand, and I know many of you probably read about it on his site, but in all reality you cannot comprehend it unless you see it first hand.
Yet, he pursues on where many would not. He drives himself where many would stop, and he creates where many would say, "I am too ill for this."
I found this so inspiring.
I wanted you to know that, as an artist I know when pain pushes one forward, and in the case of Chris St James, it is this pain that he suffers daily that drives him to do what he does for all of us.
So, with great admiration and respect, I would like to thank him from the bottom of my heart for the time we shared and the work that was accomplished and with an understanding of a man with a heart of gold.
Carrie Leigh
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