“I love the saying ‘Every picture has a thousand words,’” says Lisa Firmstone of Honesdale.
Painting for the past seven years, Firmstone creates still lifes, landscapes, flowers, animals and more. There’s a beautiful blue butterfly that appears to flutter from the page, while a recently completed Monarch alights on a flower seeking nectar.
She’s an extraordinary painter — for many reasons.
Firmstone was born with cerebral palsy.
When the Wayne County Redevelopment Authority (WCRA) recently helped make her home more handicap accessible, she responded by gifting them with a painting.
The improvements were made possible through funding from the PA Accessible Housing Program, administered by the WCRA.
“The main scope of the program is to keep people in their homes,” said WCRA Executive Director Jackie Young.
Don Kavulich, a rehab consultant for the Wayne County Redevelopment Authority, says they installed a stair glide, widened the doorway into the bathroom, put in a handicap accessible toilet and other modifications.
Firmstone thanked Stephens Pharmacy/ Northeast Med-E-Quip and their technician George for all of the hard work.
Firmstone’s mom, Shirley, says the improvements combine comfort and safety, “so she can live in her house independently.”
“I would like to let other people know about the program ...get the word out there that there is help available,” Firmstone said.
As to Firmstone’s donated painting, Young says they plan to frame the art work and hang it in their office.
Firmstone says, “I hope you enjoy my works of art and get as much out of my paintings as I get out of sharing them with you.”
Young invites Wayne County residents in need of accessibility improvements to their home, who meet income requirements, to contact the Wayne County Redevelopment Authority at 253-4882 for more information.
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“I love the saying ‘Every picture has a thousand words,’” says Lisa Firmstone of Honesdale.
Painting for the past seven years, Firmstone creates still lifes, landscapes, flowers, animals and more. There’s a beautiful blue butterfly that appears to flutter from the page, while a recently completed Monarch alights on a flower seeking nectar.
She’s an extraordinary painter — for many reasons.
Firmstone was born with cerebral palsy.
When the Wayne County Redevelopment Authority (WCRA) recently helped make her home more handicap accessible, she responded by gifting them with a painting.
The improvements were made possible through funding from the PA Accessible Housing Program, administered by the WCRA.
“The main scope of the program is to keep people in their homes,” said WCRA Executive Director Jackie Young.
Don Kavulich, a rehab consultant for the Wayne County Redevelopment Authority, says they installed a stair glide, widened the doorway into the bathroom, put in a handicap accessible toilet and other modifications.
Firmstone thanked Stephens Pharmacy/ Northeast Med-E-Quip and their technician George for all of the hard work.
Firmstone’s mom, Shirley, says the improvements combine comfort and safety, “so she can live in her house independently.”
“I would like to let other people know about the program ...get the word out there that there is help available,” Firmstone said.
As to Firmstone’s donated painting, Young says they plan to frame the art work and hang it in their office.
Firmstone says, “I hope you enjoy my works of art and get as much out of my paintings as I get out of sharing them with you.”
Young invites Wayne County residents in need of accessibility improvements to their home, who meet income requirements, to contact the Wayne County Redevelopment Authority at 253-4882 for more information.
