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ople in dignified im-
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o e ys, smiling.
Today, Johnso is working
on De line of full-color
collector' plates with scene
t en from her p . ntings. he
continu to dra and paint
for pIe ure, grateful for the op­
portunity to do 0 d happy
can e oth r happy
'th it.
"If I couldn't do my art I I
ould be very, very frustrated,"
Johnson ay quietly. "My
greatest trength come from
my belief in J ehovah.l pr y con­
tantly nd th nk Him for the
trength He h given me and
for the tren h to go on. I
m gl d that people can enjoy
my work. Like orne of my cu -
tomers tell m , they I el omc­
thinginmy rt.It in pires them."
Her art is not the only thing
about her that in pires people.
At 76, Claris Johnson i
living proof of bat i nyon at
ny - ge c n ccomplish, al­
though her age i omcthing
that John on is n primarily
neern d with the c day .
"I thin v ry, ry littl about
ge," he says. "I don't mind tell­
ing pcopl bo old I am. I never
think, 'Wo , I'm 76.' I think that
per on can do, t ny ge, any­
thing be definitely ant. to do.
"People thin that when you
g t old, you 10 c imething. I
am finding that n t to be true. I
have learned to run a bu iness,
d I h ve perfected my art. Old
people don't ha c to ju t it.
They till have life. I ay, live it.
Enjoy it."
ith er c­
Johnson is
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