Category: The Call to Create

In an age of reality shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Cake Boss and BBQ Pit Masters, with food and drink restaurant profits at $766B in 2016, Americans may be watching the Food Network, but they’re eating out. My family included, despite our grandfather being the first African American to own a restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio. My …

In response to a quote that he was the “Chinese” Andy Warhol, he replied, “No. Andy Warhol is the americanized Ai WeiWei.”  The Smithsonian Hirshorn and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. is presenting a solo exhibition, “Trace at Hirshorn,” a solo project by disruptor, advocate and artist, Ai WeiWei. The exhibition runs from June, 2017-January, 2018. …

From Trash to Art. It is estimated that 46% of U.S. households are Amazon prime members. I’m one of them. Before I became a member, my Amazon purchases were limited to books, electronic and physical, knock on wood, ones. Now I forego shopping for whatever I can purchase at Amazon, from Rishi tea to brown …

Above: Ondine’s Gloves.        I met Aline Hunziker in Oaxaca, in 2013. Laurie Thompson, close friend, risk-taking photographer, and yoga instructor/healer, told me about Aline’s art.  She said she admired Aline’s vision and her passion for working with children. “Ondine’s Gloves” was the first of Aline’s creations that I saw, hanging in Txalaparta …