Artist: M. Denise Hammond - This butterfly has been created in honor of my friend, Kim. Kim passed away last September after living with ovarian cancer for over 3 years. Early on in her approach to cancer, Kim took on the moniker "Kimpossible". By all accounts, she shouldn't have made it past one year, but Kimpossible was able to repeatedly beat the odds. I entitled the piece, Kimpossible's Wings. Kim lived in Iowa, born and raised, but she loved the mountains. We had talked for years of her family and her moving to Colorado when she retired, or even before. We had such grand plans. She also half-heartedly tried to get me to move to Iowa by subtle things such as sending repeat gifts that all involved Iowa; mugs, shirts, books, magazines and even art she created! Then, Cancer. This butterfly is an interpretation of the unofficial state butterfly of Iowa (they don't have an official one yet). That is a nod to her Iowa roots and as luck would have it features a lot of orange, her favorite color. The base is a nod to Colorado, with the state flag over mountains. The top ribbon of mountains is in teal, the ribbon color for ovarian cancer. I hope the person that buys this butterfly can feel just a little of the love that went into it's creation and has a little 'possible' infused in their life.