Miss Potter

I recently had the pleasure of watching "Miss Potter" on DVD. It is the Hollywood-ized version of the life of Beatrix Potter, illustrator of the children's book stories of Peter Rabbit. The movie has been out since 2006.  For the life of me I can't understand how it never received much publicity. I am quite sure that if I would have seen the advertisements of this movie, I would have made a point to catch it when the movie was in theaters.

The visuals were very appealing to me, coming through the perspective of Miss Potter, who viewed her art as real. (Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-duck are quite the characters assuredly.) This and the view of most people toward women as being more creative than being just housewives and mothers (which takes a special breed!) are what resonate with me the most from this tale. All I knew of Beatrix Potter growing up was that it was a name on the Peter Rabbit books that other children read while I was off on my own artistic adventures. Did you know that not only Miss Potter was a pioneering creative, she ultimately acquired around 4,000 acres of northern England land for preservation? Yes, Hollywood-ized or not, Miss Potter's life story is one to discover and learn from on so many levels: Follow your bliss, be yourself, be a light in the world.