. D . ▁exhibition ▁in ▁February ▁she ▁changed ▁her ▁name ▁to ▁B ial a . ▁She ▁adopted ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁on ▁advice ▁from ▁her ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁Prov inc et own ▁painter , ▁William ▁Z or ach , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁Jack . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁supporting ▁herself ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁low ▁pay ing ▁jobs ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁G . R . D . ▁shows ▁had ▁not ▁produced ▁sales ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁she ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁from ▁her ▁friend , ▁E ile en ▁Lake ▁to ▁accomp any ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Paris . ▁There , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁she ▁met ▁the ▁author , ▁Ford ▁M ado x ▁Ford . ▁Although ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁marry , ▁the ▁two ▁became ▁in separ able , ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁together ▁until ▁Ford ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Less ▁than ▁half ▁Ford ' s ▁age , ▁she ▁was ▁vig orous , ▁am bit ious , ▁and ▁gradually ▁becoming ▁more ▁confident ▁in ▁her ▁ability ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁pro l ific ally ▁but ▁his ▁best ▁work ▁was ▁behind ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁health ▁was ▁decl ining . ▁The ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁end ured ▁dire ▁financial ▁stra its , ▁often ▁raising ▁their ▁own ▁veget ables ▁in ▁a ▁kitchen ▁garden ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁villa ▁they ▁r ented ▁near ▁Toul on . ▁B ial a ▁made ▁port ra its ▁of ▁Ford ▁and ▁contributed ▁art work ▁to ▁his ▁books . ▁Ford ▁incorpor