The Tiger and the Swan

Authors note: I wrote and illustrated this story over 15 years ago. I never really did anything with it except to send it to one publisher and read it to the Quaker Friends Sunday School, and to my elementary students in Washburn, WI.  Some recent events made me...

Chance and Circumstance

When life hands you lemons, make something nourishing, and get strongerIt’s been a long time since I’ve posted.  A lot has happened and I have not been in the right frame of mind to write about it.  When we are navigating through unexpected...

Aftermath of Speaking Out: What Breaks Us, What Puts Us Back Together.

With every new painting I essentially say the same thing, “I Am Here.”This blog has become a public platform for some very personal topics.  I am driven by the belief that our most personal stories are in fact the most universal.  Everyone has...

Healing and Art: The Truth Will Set You Free

“The Way Home”          Finished PaintingSometimes life is stranger than fiction.  Life certainly gets interesting when you are truthful with yourself.   Somewhere, deep inside our subconscious, where no one else can give...