So Who’s Henrietta?

Henrietta is my middle name, after my great-grandmother Henrietta Scheidell. Grandma Scheidell was the only artist in our family until I came along. Prescience on my parents’ part? Coincidence? Either way, it is my favorite name and I treasure the connection. Here’s Grandma Scheidell in the 1960s, second from right, and a few of her paintings.

Black-and-white photo of a family group of five standing outside a house in the 1960s; Grandma Scheidell is second from right A framed Scheidell painting of grapes spilling from a basket A framed Scheidell painting of a moonlit river with a stone bridge A framed Scheidell painting of daisies in a vase with fruit on a table