The Art That Survived a Hurricane!
This is the true story about the sad loss of a beautiful home but also the survival of my large 3' x 5' piece of GLASS art hanging in that home! My collectors owned a gorgeous home on a small oceanfront island on the west coast of Florida known as the Big Bend area. The home was elevated 12 feet above the gulf and had ridden out several large storms safely. Not this time. Hurricane Helene came barreling in during the night of September 26th, 2024 as a Category 4, packing 140 mph winds and a storm surge up to 16 feet. The home, just south of Keaton Beach where the eye landed, was completely destroyed as were all the homes on Keaton Beach. Pieces were strewn for miles inland, then Helene moved on to destroy much of Ashville, North Carolina over the next few days. When the homeowners went to survey the damage, all that remained were some pilings and a few palm trees. Amazingly, they discovered the 3' x 5' g...
