MEMORIES

MEMORIES

three bottles from the skin seriesSometimes the making of art is about changing your mind and trusting your instincts. At least that’s how I am feeling today. As I started to work further on the “skin” series the original idea of making a statement...

UAC, ALZHEIMER’S AND MARY PELA

Our next uac event on First Friday July 2nd at Willo North Gallery is special to me, not only because my friend Robrt Pela will be the guest speaker, reading a series of personal stories about caring for his mother, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease, but because...
FOR KATIE

FOR KATIE

I went to the service for my friend Margaret’s mother, Katie. She died on June 10th. I did not know her well, as she had developed Alzheimer’s and had it when I met her. Bill, Margaret’s husband, made the introductory welcome and shared what he felt...
IT’LL BE FUN, I SWEAR

IT’LL BE FUN, I SWEAR

DIVE IN DINER, linoleum block print and rubber stamp on reeves bfk paper by Patricia and Jacob SahertianThe deadline is approaching on the Great Art House Print Exchange 3. This is the first one we are participating in though and Jake and I thought it would be fun to...
ARTISTS BEWARE

ARTISTS BEWARE

I have this crazy fear of glass shards. It is an event if a glass breaks in our kitchen as I hysterically take out the vacuum, after making sure everyone has shoes on, and go over the area at least 10 times. Ok, I am compulsive.That makes one of the perils of being an...