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Embracing Failure In Creating Fragrances In Purple Rain

Jerileewei
5 min readMay 6, 2024

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Photo: Four canvases with different flowers on them. Cleopatra with lilacs, a woman with carnations, a rose, and a wild artichoke in purple bloom.
I’m not the artist my mother & sister both are. For me it was a form of self-help therapy after my husband’s Alzheimer’s journey & death. I painted over 100 pictures in a year. Sold every one of them except 3. Photo composite: Jerilee Wei

I’ve had to accept that, my neurodivergent brain isn’t always a beacon of brilliant ideas. However, at least the not-so-great ones have led to some hilarious…

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Jerileewei

Writer, poet, T2 diabetic educator, master gardener, artist. Cultivating words, gardens, and health. Age is just a number, creativity knows no such limits.