A Kiss Before You Go
Excerpts from an illustrated memoir of love and mourning after an artist loses his wife to a tragic accident.
Excerpts from an illustrated memoir of love and mourning after an artist loses his wife to a tragic accident.
Danny Gregory has been a longtime contributor to The Morning News. Back in 2003, we excerpted pages from his book Everyday Matters—a touching, charming collection of drawings that depicted Danny, his wife Patti, and their son Jack learning to cope after Patti was nearly killed by a New York City subway train. Then in 2010, it was with shock and very deep sadness that we heard that Patti had died in another horrible accident.
Danny’s new book, A Kiss Before You Go, is an incredible testament to Patti, their relationship, the grieving process, and the joy of life. It also happens to be a standout example of art journaling, full of meditations that masterfully combine paint and text. (Even Oprah agrees with us on all that.)
We talk briefly below about Danny’s favorite pens, how to edit a drawn memoir, and what makes sweater vests so deplorable.
All images used with permission, copyright © the author.
