"I'm writing this testimonial to brag about Nancy and her wonderful photomontages. I'm in absolute delight every time I pass the Dreamscape hanging on my wall - a wall I pass frequently, and it brings a huge smile on my face that could be seen on the moon. This Dreamscape not only brings back loving memories of my daughter Holly who died unexpectedly 14 years ago, it also allows me to see Holly and her siblings (who never got the chance to know her) enjoying life together, today. It's simply amazing and I could not fathom of any better way to make your memories, fantasies and dreams come to life. Nancy has the masterful touch. I am positive the future Dreamscapes Nancy will do for me and any Dreamscape you'll make with Nancy will bring happiness beyond your wildest imagination." "Oh, Nancy, you do such fabulous work!!!! You are truly an artistic genius. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! Yes, C.J.'s pic is a hard picture to do much with b/c there's so little to work with. I wish I'd had the camera ready to catch Carl's reaction. I've NEVER seen this reaction on his face. He loved it!!!!!! His reaction took place in stages. He first looked at it with surprise- like trying to figure out where the picture was taken. Then, he began laughing so hard. He continued to stare at it and we both became rather emotional as we began talking about it, from where all the pictures came from and how C.J. looked so perfect.... Carl & I both feel as if he's always looking over us as if he's our little guardian angel of our family, so in the sky is ideal. I couldn't have imagined it going any better. Oh, how can I possibly thank you for making our first anniversary more than perfect! Millions of thanks!" "I just thought it was nice, nice to see her in a basket. The only pictures I have of her when she's alive are when she's in a hospital bed. The basket and the fact that she's outdoors makes it kind of a fun picture too. It makes it all look so natural. I loved that it's a little bit more than a photo - with more substance and thicker so you can hold it. I can hug it to my heart." "I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (is that enough feedback? LOL) Thanks Nancy! You made a VERY picky person... VERY VERY Happy! You're an amazing talent! Walking up the stairs, it's the first thing you see. Every time I pass it - you know how photos get old? When they get old, they get old like furniture - well, not this one. It's a whole conglomeration, where he came from, where he comes from now. Where we put [his parents] - in the hills, from out in the beyond. They're looking, they're watching. He hysterically cried. He's very manly, very sensitive, like my Dad. Unusual for an Irishman. That's why I wanted to make it for him. My sister-in-law was very close to her mother. At first, she said, that's sick. It's going to be so strange. It's so weird. When she saw it she said: said, I'm blown away. My daughter Maria wanted to know why we were wearing those helmets. She said ten times, Daddy is going to cry. But you know my daughter gets beauty marks; she has 5 of them. My husband used to tell her: "they're a kiss from an angel." Now she calls them "kisses from the angels" and she means her grandparents!" "I think it looks fabulous! I got the biggest chuckle and smile out of it. I absolutely love the flip flops in a heart shape. I'll pass it in the hall, look up, and it makes me think of Craig. It's not that you don't love all those other pictures [in frames], but now you have all these pictures combined. The whole surroundings ... all the little nuances like the Marley skirt, they encompass him: Craig as happy go lucky ... that go-with-the-flow personality. One thing I've noticed though; it's really not for others enjoyment as much as your own." "Oh, my. At the moment I am crying too hard to process my feelings. It¹s amazing, based on what it brought up just now. Let me look more, calm down, and touch what I am feeling. This is surreal, imaginative, expressive, creative, poignant, provocative, tragic and celebratory. That's what I feel. I like the young/older image, and the women on both sides of the fence. I think seeing the rose petals, the final gift we gave her, is healing...and the small butterfly, sitting on the stool as I once did as a child. Very wonderful. Thank you. Your dreamscape of my mother has given me a place to go to her and experience unexpected emotions that have helped heal my grief and feel her love." "This holiday card became a special, individual and dramatically personal way for my family to capture a moment in its special history. As you know, my older daughter, Annie, was just diagnosed with Scoliosis and was put in a ridiculously unfashionable brace. My younger daughter, Jenna, had just rented her first "real" violin. Our home had just finished being torn down and renovated... in other words: LIFE. You didn't just "seize this moment" in film, photos, or any typical 2-dimensional souvenir. Your dreamscape re-created the emotions, feel and memory of a special place in our family's history. The artistic creativity that surrounds the images evokes special loving memories and funny stories each time we look at the work. Don't miss the opportunity to share your family's individuality and LIFE with genuine back-story and warmth." "Oh, this is lovely! I love the contrast/juxaposition of the primitive art piece being combined with the modern piece! I just love all her chubbers! She adored that Halloween spider that would crawl down from the ceiling when you clapped. I like the way Sarah's feet touch the flowers and that she's more prominent. I also love the cloud. There is a wonderful connection in [photomontaging] ... Having it and carrying her image around with me is comforting. It's a physical object that has now become a spiritual connection." "Well, when I first read [what you said about] the [heart-shaped bush], I cried, as I sometimes lose sight of the fact, we were married for such a short time. I lived so much in just 3 years. But despite the fact that it was cut short by a tragic illness, I would never have done much else differently. I got to know what it was to really, truly be loved and to love selflessly for the first time in my whole life. The dragon was actually pretty cool once I saw it. I think Joel's dragon, as good as it is, would have looked a little cartoony. This dragon, in my mind, reminds of me the great nobility Joel said dragons have. He also used to say he knew he was a very old soul and that Asian dragons were amongst the oldest ones known. As I see the dragon over Arlington, I like to think that perhaps Joel lends himself in service to his goddess as a carrier of warrior souls who have been slain in battle, carrying them up to Heaven, so they will not fall prey to any evil spirits, but reunited with loved ones and heal from the damage of Earth quickly. I know he would be honored to do such service for those who are being killed in Iraq, or other places. It also reminds me of how he wanted to be identified as a warrior, even as he was dying. I know he wanted to die amongst comrades, which he did at Hines VA. I also like to think the Asian dragon gives me permission to go to the Orient, to continue with my Asian studies, even though he is not of this plane anymore." "Wow! God only knows how you find inspiration and results so rapidly. The backdrop with the papers floating (seemingly up to heaven) is remarkable... My goodness.....it is breathtaking! Thank you so much for your patience and hard work. The picture in the heavens is perfect, plus the shadows underneath the newspapers are such an amazing touch. The picture is now so dreamlike and ethereal....that the idea of them having been together in the physical world, and that they remain together in a spiritual context (with him watching over her) is mind-blowing. "Mom just got it....and she damn near lost her mind.....she cannot stop talking about it. also, I framed the other copy for my office. it is so remarkable... Before she got off the phone, her voice suddenly got very quiet and she said I just want to get into bed and curl up with my picture ...." "Dixie [mother in law] just loved what you did with the collage, particularly the Green Tara. It turns out that our Dix actually received a Green Tara initiation from a Tibetan rimpoche! So she was more than pleased to see the Green Tara as a mask for herself. Also, she fell in love with the image lower left of John, Margaret and Bill and would like to get a copy to frame. Little does she know that the original has all those distracting cars and stadium details. Thank you so much for your commitment and imagination. Even during our talk, I felt the burden of the past begin to shift as you re-envisioned it for me. It catches a true thing about that period of healing. We believe that my mother, in forgetting much of the interval and anything that happened more than a minute ago, began to remember her youth with happiness again when my father came back into her life. During their last couple of years together, they enjoyed each other's company. And my mother had great prestige among the other residents because her "young" husband came to visit her. My sibs will love this as I already do."
Roy Z, portrait of 4 year old Holly playing with her living siblings
Amy C, anniversary photomontage including memorial portrait of their stillborn son
Ruth B, memorial photo sculpture of her newborn daughter 
Desiree F, Valentine's Day photomontage for her husband 
Denise D, memorial photomontage of her nephew 
Loretta D, memorial photomontage of her mother
"The Garden of Anna's Heart"?????
Liz W, photomontage holiday card
Kerry H, memorial photo-purse of her daughter 
Elizabeth B, memorial photomontage of her husband 
Michael M, memorial photomontage of his grandfather 
Anne H, memorial photomontage of her father