Mariah Horner - Thought #7 - Mary Pratt on the Everyday

Hello this is Mariah Horner and this is Thought #7.  And this morning my favourite painter died, Mary Pratt. She...uh...was a painter from Newfoundland and I still remember the first time I ever saw one of her exhibits. I was at The Rooms, an awesome museum in St. John's, Newfoundland and I was struck by her ability to make everyday objects look exceptionally and unimaginably beautiful. And I know that's a silly word to use but it was foil and salmon carcass' and cartons of eggs that looked like...you know...it could hang in the Louvre. And...um...I'm....I've always been really moved by the ability to remind us that um...everyday life is exquisite.