WHY NELLA NEW YORK? NELLA'S STORY

Life is a continuum.

When my mother Nella dressed me up in mini frocks and baby fishnets as her mini me in the late Seventies and taught me my first dance steps in her kitchen, I had no idea that some decades later, I would act as her eyes and ears to the World.  But after my father died of cancer, Nella's "Mini Me" -- now BIG ME -- knew that her short term memory had short circuited. She needed a partner and not just on the dance floor, but to navigate life. 

LUCKILY, through the guidance of her neurologist, I put mom in Zumba and Latin dance classes. She used to teach Cha Cha and Samba on Broad Street in our native city, Philadelphia. Now, she was ready to take on New York, where she resides in a lovely senior home with an activities director who has also enrolled her in chorus and art classes. 

The flowers and baby birds Nella painted inspired me to start this shop, NELLA NEW YORK. Each painting, she's infused with the joy she brings to each day, from my childhood until now. Creativity has literally kept her brain from further atrophy.

I  created this store to help pay for my mother's care. With every purchase, you are ensuring her health and survival.

NELLA NEW YORK is filled  with my mother's light. Every item has been crafted with love and Nella's inimitable STYLE.  Please share with those you LOVE.

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.

LOVE= NELLA NEW YORK.

Thank you.

Susan  "Mini Me"