Pattercraft: Only once in a very blue moon does true giftedness come along.

This post is about a young lady who I feel possesses skill and talent akin to that of the Great Masters, only in modern subject matter. I know that to some that may seem a ridiculous statement to make, given that the pictures below are of Pokemon, but the Pokemon is merely an example of this girl's emerging skills. She can draw with amazing precision the most delicate of fairies and the fiercest of dragons. She crafted giant origami rabbits for our Easter breakfast. (Mind you, the larger a piece of paper, the more difficult it is to control.) She made a little fleece bunny and cat for my daughter when she was born, and managed to create adorable somethings that not only would pass government safety tests, they have SURVIVED the LOVE of a TODDLER. In other words, the girl got SKILLS.

Somehow, the planets aligned, God heard a prayer, or SOMETHING happened to get me to attend University United Methodist Church. (Besides marrying Tim.) The teenagers at UUMC never cease to amaze me. There are so very many old souls in that one little youth group that you can sense the powerful potential developing within each and every one of them. And a pox upon those who dare to disagree. Before church, Anna often shows me what she is working on, drawing, or otherwise creating. One morning, I spied her sewing what looked to me like rays of a sun. Once she explained, I was even more curious. One week later I saw it in its completion. I am not up to date on the Pokemon population, nor can I pretend to care what happens to Ash or those annoying villains. I can, however, recognize a well-crafted adorably ugly insect-like stuffed creature. And this adorably ugly insect-like stuffed creature was amazingly well-crafted. And huggable too. And made WITHOUT A PATTERN. No kidding. Its name is Larvesta. (The name kind of makes me say, "Ewww." But her craftsmanship certainly does not.) Check it out.