Florian Ludwig worked in isolation for decades, and a few years after he died his artwork came to light. His spouse Terry had stored all his creations because this was wish. Ludwig thought his destiny was to be recognized as a great artist and have his own museum, so he never sold any of his many pieces. But as time passed and the outlook for fame and glory faded, his widow had a friend donate the complete archive to a thrift store. When the thrift store manager was advised not to piecemeal the collection so that the artwork wouldn’t be scattered to the winds, so the finely designed and crafted sculpted crowns and crucifixes might find homes to establish the artist in the self-taught realm, in collections that would constitute a virtual museum.