A Transman's passing.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:50PM My friend Flo McGarrell died in the Haiti tragedy on January 12. He was a gifted artist, loved friend, an activist leader, and a believer in the power of change. I will miss his piercing eyes and vision and its realization through his work and art and way of life. He was loved by many both here in the US and in Haiti.
He had a short time, but he had a full time. Flo was funny, incredibly smart, sweet and had gorgeous eyes. His vision for Jacmel will live on though the artists in Haiti, Sue Frame, The Peace of Mind hotel, and his friends in the US. And Flo was a filmaker ( his movie Maggots and Men was shown around the country his 'Instructables' on creating a garden and sculptures. We have a few things to learn from Agrisculpture. Thanks Flo. We will miss you.
I will plant a plum tree in the yard of my new house in Highland Park, NJ for Flo. One is in NY and another in VT that Flo planted last time she was home.
Big thanks to Sue Frame for her care of Flo during a very hard time.
Annie
For those that knew Flo, here is a blog for followup. It is called We Are Going With Flo.
Flores McGarrell
August 31, 1974-January 12 2010
Many pictures of Flo's life can be viewed here. Thank you for compiling them Kiku. I hope we get to meet some day. Flo was a visionary artist. He made beautiful inflatable sculptures and invented the medium of agri-sculpture. He was loved and will be sadly missed.
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