“My mother had a friend from France so I was able to spend my 16th summer in a little town called Villard Sur-Bien in the eastern part of France in the district of Jura. It was a town of only about 100 people, but I got to travel from there to Paris where the exposure to the great artists in the great museums inspired me to be an artist.

Highland Handmade, a Highland-centric market offering art, goods, vintage and more, was held May 9 in the parking lot of Robinson’s Rescue.