Why We Create: The Heart Behind the Miss Mary Project

At its heart, The Miss Mary Project is more than a painted piano. It’s a gathering place for purpose, restoration, and connection.

Each person who contributes brings their own “why”:

• Healing

• Legacy

• Family

• Health & wellness

• Reclaiming purpose

In a world that often rushes past, Miss Mary helps us slow down—to listen to others and ourselves.

Together, we’re redefining what art can do. Not just beautify a room—but transform lives. In communities. In families. In our own hearts.

Bj Lane with her daughter Tammy. They are enjoying a song together. Bj sits down to play chopsticks with Tammy on Miss Mary before she went to her permanent home, the Sunshine Brooks Theater in Oceanside,

With love— BJ Lane, Advocate for purpose, art, and community