Instead of tags for holiday presents I decided that it might be fun to attach mini-canvases to packages for family and friends. I order 3X3 primed archival canvases, added a coating of gesso and for a few of the canvases painted a background color such as light blue. Choosing images from my own photos or …
I recently found out that a young Trans youth that I knew decided to end his life. His transition had not been received well by some and he told me how lonely his journey seemed. LGBT youth are almost five times as likely to suicide compared to heterosexual youth, even then it is the second …
For me it began in early March 2020 when I flew to Southern CA where I joined my 3 sisters in order to visit with my 89-year-old mother who our family, including our brother not able to join us, had recently moved into a memory care facility. After a week with mom I flew home …
During a recent week long get away to the beach, I sat watching the waves and it took me back to my childhood. I grew up near a beach in Southern California where my dad and mom taught us all how to surf, survive an undertow, and roast hotdogs and marshmallows stuck to an unwound …
