Christina Bell Cornelius [Visitor] on: August 31st, 2006 at 2:06 am

This is a picture of Grandpa Bell hugging his great-grandchild, Hannah Bell Ports. Grandpa Bell is the bride’s paternal grandfather.

Hannah is Grandpa Bell’s second great-grandchild. The third is Hannah’s fraternal twin sister named Raina. Heidi and Michael Ports are the twins’ parents. Heidi is the bride’s cousin and the daughter of the bride’s aunt Gretchen Bell Sues.

Neil [Member] on: August 31st, 2006 at 11:43 am

I think its special becuase it shows the innocence and authenticity of childhood we experience on both sides of our lives. The innocense and authenticity that we haven’t learned to complicate by our masks (in our childhood), and have given up trying to make-up because we’ve learned their futility (in old age). And that is an example to me as an artist – to give people the opportunity to live above and beyond their self imposed self consciousness; and to make art that communicates the moments that may break through and show our humanity. This is represented in the image, as the hands. Hands complacent and grasping at nothing.