Chapter 19Junie started turning into a little Indian girl in buckskin and beaded moccasins the next morning as I made sketches to guide me in my work. Sketches was too strong a word for it since I can’t draw worth a damn. I just put enough lines on a piece of paper to guide me in what I was trying to do when the real subject can’t sit still longer than two seconds at a stretch. I was tempted to try her in alabaster, but I wasn’t confident enough in that medium yet, so I stayed with soapstone and wood and a little gold wire, coral, and bits of things to create a few highlights. Nola made a tiny turquoise necklace and some earrings to match for the piece. She was really getting good. Mr. Gresham took everything she sent him now.
I left the studio early to take a good long shower and scrape
