My grandmother died last weekend. Mi abuela who, through the wonders of technology, I was able to see from my own hospital bed (in my room, in my house) to hers. My grandmother, who I discovered – after sending her a card of…
UPDATE: I lost my housing at the end of Sept 2025 due to the landlords selling the property. Monkey & I have been homeless since then & living in a tiny, loud motel room & really need your help! ———————- It’s been quite…
I was recently diagnosed as autistic after a lifetime of missed social cues, baffling misunderstandings, bullying, sensory overload, and atypical / “inappropriate”  emotional reactions, among other things… Apparently, unless there’s an accompanying intellectual disability, most girls aren’t diagnosed as autistic until their 40s! …
So it’s been a while… I’ve been learning to deal with my severe disability for the past 5+ years and while I can’t paint anymore (hopefully down the road), I realized I can create in fiber while laying in bed. So in 2017…
I haven’t sent out a newsletter in over a year because after the intense amount of work &Â energy I put into the Kauai Art Tour I became very ill. We live in a society that constantly tells us: Go! Go! Go! PUSH! No…
I feel so fortunate & excited that my original painting “Primordial Memory” was 1 of the 5 pieces that sold at the Aloha Expressionism Art Exhibition & Silent Auction at the 2015 Hawaii Food & Wine Festival benefitting agricultural and culinary non-profits in Hawaii… I forgot…
Some of you may be aware of the project I have been working day & night for over a year to facilitate: Kauai’s first, island wide open studio tour. The inaugural event happened in April 2015 with 39 artists participating from Waimea all…
I recently had an article published in the Spring 2015 issue of Hawaii’s Inspiration Magazine entitled Art, Creativity & Healing. I will post a copy of the article below for those of you who don’t live in a Hawaii and can’t get a…
I was invited to be featured in a coffee table book sharing the art of 50 artists around Hawaii that will be published this September. Until May 8th, you can pre-order the book at a reduced rate and/or donate for the coordinating Exhibition at…
Are you an Art Lover? Have you dealt with the frustration (& sadness) of discovering your favorite art or photograph is growing mold behind the glass, on the back of the painting, or worse – actually eating away the paint? Or even stuck…