FOR DECADES, Western culture has been reluctant to assign an inherent value or a purpose to art—even as it continues to hold art in high esteem. Though we no longer seem comfortable saying so, our reverence for art must be founded on a timeless premise: that art i…

I feel like I have SOMETHING to CHEER ABOUT . . .

Being creative and WANTING to be creative are two completely different things. At least that's how things actually start out within your brain. Forming the points beyond that phase is exactly where you want to be i…

AFTER the CHILDHOOD Stints . . .

MOVING ON to QUICKLY get us past the mundane parts of this blog . . .

After high school I received a small tuition scholarship to Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus Ohio.

I attended for two years and a year beyond what …

IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON and six years after my new start in creating, I had another short term, but traumatic interruption.

For those of you who haven't heard from me on this . . . Detached retina of the left eye was the problem. If you are like me you would have …

HERE IS WHERE we begin to put our heads together and discuss thoughts and questions you may have . . .

Go to the "Send a Message" section below in the navigation and converse with me. I respond by placing your conversation at the point in the BLOG, where I will p…