The filminess of the curtains lend a dream-like quality to this painting. The marriage of my college roommate's daughter inspired it. The wedding caused a 30-year flashback in which I realized there were a great many things that hadn't worked out the way I thought they would.  Some were good, and some were not.  That, in turn, caused me to rethink some of the things that were terribly important to me as a child, most of which I gratefully realize didn't work out either.  Represented are clippings on race relations in this country, education books (I was supposed to be an art teacher), and a photo of my Dad who died at the age of 67.  Among those terribly important items are make-up, horses, Cocoa Puffs, my school lunch box and old school pictures.  My roommate and I are pictured as we were in college, in the top, center, between the curtains.  Other prints using a lot of lace in them are Pure Indiana, Valentines, Corner Cupboard, Apples and Silver, Old Glass and Cookbooks, Silver With Fruit and Cakes and Cut Flowers