The Many Stages of Love
By Barb Colombo (BFA'87) and Nilda Follini
(Self Published, 2023)
Some people hit the jackpot in love. Not everyone marries, has a family, and gets to live “old love.” Not everyone stays married, has children or grandchildren and better yet, lives to see great grandchildren. Barb Colombo's grandmother, a woman cherished and loved by so many, hit the jackpot for all of these. She lived 95 years, died peacefully in the home she lived in for decades, and lived a life filled by so many stages of love.
The Many Stages of Love is a collaboration between Barb Colombo and her grandmother, Nilda Follini, composed of photographs by Barb paired with words spoken by Nilda in 2000. Barb transcribed her grandmother's words from a video that describes the many stages of love of one woman’s life.