An offering is a different kind of giving. The difference is easy to miss, because from the outside an offering and an exchange can look identical. In both, something passes from one person toward another. What separates them is the point at which each one is finished.

“I had visions,” she reflected. “They were surreal. I would see the outline for what I was supposed to create. Different versions of women.” Initially, Romaine started with “big women.” Now her visions and work are evolving to include other images.