Its amazing looking through Kerrie's art notebooks how much thought she put into her art. I guess I should have known this - her whole life was one that was considered and intelligent, of course, her passion; painting, would be the same.

The scope of these thoughts was far wider than just painting. Below are just a small sample of them, many from when she was 18 - 19, and some when she was 21 (1991). I hope, like me, you can hear Kerrie's voice come through in her writing.

• NEW, June 2009: Quoting a Sylvia Plath poem, Daddy (poem, 1962) (Kerrie's notebook, 1991). Quote. Plath was someone Kerrie responded to as a young woman, and indeed would mention as an adult.

• About us (1991). Quote

• Remember your smile (1991). Quote

• In a dream (1991). Quote

• Grandma's 90th Birthday (1991). Quote

• Life as a crooked line. Quote. Many thanks to Kirsten MacGregor for pointing out the Indigo Girls source for this quote, from the song, "Closer to Fine". Here's a short clip as a quicktime (.mov) file, or an mpeg file. Artist direct also has the video clip. You can find the song and many more Indigo Girls tracks on iTunes and elsewhere.

• Feasting. Quote

• The hour of the pearl (thanks to John Steinbeck) Quote

• The purpose of art. Quote

• One lifetime is not enough. Quote

• How to be productive (humorous!). Quote

• Think big! (dedication in the front of a notebook). Quote

• The opinions of others (specifically Wendy - sorry Wendy!). Quote