Louise Parrish

Louise, I pray and hope you are with God. You were the best teacher! and a fantastic artist. I love you and hope you are in eternal happiness

If Louise made me do things the hard way it always proved to be the right way.
She had an unerring eye, and a giving heart and an artist's soul. I feel very lucky to have studied with her.

Bonjour Louise. I just heard about your departure. I am going to miss you...

Do you remember? You were 18, I was 19, we worked in the same office, and after work we stood in front of your house talking and talking, sharing our joys and our sorrows, and laughing so much….We would go home for supper, and meet again at night for endless conversations about our dreams …

And then, in our twenties, we parted to follow our hearts…

You left our hometown, Farnham, in Quebec, and...

Oh louise, how i will miss your exceptional "eye", that pristine sense of beauty, and the patience, deliberation and mastery which allowed you always to capture it so perfectly in your work. i will always treasure the gifts you shared with me and the time we spent together. our field has lost one of its guiding lights.

Louise,
we have lost a wonderful spirit, spark and mentor. You taught me to be patient, to figure things out and to execute work with perfection. I met you in 1989 and studied with you all these years. You gave o f yourself and helped dreams come true. I miss you already

Louise, some of the pieces we worked on together brought us to a deep spiritual connection in mind, heart, and spirit. I am comforted, when I look at my best jewelry creations, by the rich blessings you imparted to my work--with you most dreams were possible. BTW, do they let you design your own crown? :-)

I'll never forget meeting Louise for the first time, seeing her astonishing body of work, and being blown away by it. Louise was a creative force all her own, uniting the very distant past with a very exciting present.

Louise was a woman of her time. Full of sass and spunk she never really did become old. Smoked a chimney that one did. I bet she's causing a riot in heaven.

Louise was a dedicated teacher who was generous with her knowledge and wanted to share it. I am glad to have had the chance to study with her; what she taught me will continue to be reflected in my work.