Thanks for the great work, Jeanne-Claude.

Artist and collaborator, Jeanne-Claude, of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, died today. While I never met the artists, I do remember their most recent undertaking, the Gates project in Central Park a few years ago.

I was able to attend the opening day with my aunt, and we watched my good friend, Mandy, unroll the final of the largest of the Gates. (The tube that the fabric was wrapped around did indeed hit someone on the head.)

I will always be changed as an artist by the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, so may she rest in peace. Thanks for inspiring me.