The Client:

Madam Ingres was an only child.
From an early age she understood the significance of possessions. She owned the kind of toys children could only dream of, from porcelain dolls to train sets and magical books with golden letters on the cover. She was the envy of every student in her class.
But she was not greedy nor did she flaunt her parent’s wealth, her only flaw was to have never experienced loss, until the death of her only child Eva.

She was never quite the same since the tragic incident, yet her modest soul did not shy away from others as most often people do when in grief. Instead her sorrow led her to help those more helpless than herself and to guide them through the toughest times.
Which is why she became Madam of a girl’s orphanage.
Ever so often a feeble baby girl found herself at the doorstep of the dilapidated house in the middle of nowhere and was gently taken inside to her new home. Sadly for most girls there never came a time when the occasional passers by would be interested in adopting a child, and so the girls of the orphanage and the doting Madam Ingres came to form their own family. Slowly the eldest became graceful young ladies and began to look after the others in the same way they had been taught, with love and understanding. No two girls that came through the creaky pine door were ever the same. Each had her own beauty and unique personality. Not that every day in the orphanage was a joyous experience with so many people with their own needs and wants, looking after the household and animals on the farm was a tough daily ritual yet the girls still learned to be understanding in times of strife.

However it has been fifteen years since the very first baby was taken in by Madam Ingres. Now the young women who help her look after the little ones are finding the house too small for their ever growing family. The need for a larger home for all the children is necessary. And while the day will come when the women seek to discover more of the world outside the orphanage, they will need to be properly trained and brought up into this world where they can take their knowledge and use it to help others. Sadly Madam Ingres may no be stable for much longer and the new residence should forever incorporate her welcoming and warm intentions for years to come. Her caring soul will live on through the house and embrace the children inside who feel her loss in their hearts. And so she hopes the women of the orphanage will continue to give to other children the love and happiness they deserve that she could not give to her own.