Lizzy Tex Borden's

When I was pretty darn young, say like ten or so, my dad

bought this hand that artists use as a model to sketch. It has great detail.

He put a hook on it and hung it up on the wall in his home (my

mom and dad were divorced). It was really interesting to look at...

...a big ol' hand just a hangin on the wall. He knew I admired that

hand so one day he gave it to me. I think I must have been about

thirteen or fourteen. I in turn had it just a hangin on my wall for years.

Now it kind of resides wherever I put it. I don't dare tell you how

many years I have had the hand.