I've painted so many pictures of my paternal grandmother, Anna Andryc, that I can paint her with one arm tied behind my back.  She has become one of my most trustworthy alter egos, guardian angels, and muses.  Yes, there are "strings attached" although, due to language barriers and a Polish culture virtually unknown to me as a child, she winds up being a rather mysterious image in my work. In 1997 I had a solo exhibit at the American Center of Polish Culture in Washington, DC, entitled Selling My Own Grandmother.  She has been with me through many lean times as an artist, and I'm happy that I've been able to take her on many wild adventures in her adopted country and around the world.  Thank you to the disparate juries, staff, and volunteers at Fuller Lodge Art Center for embracing my work over the years.