The New Narrative would replace the “commute” with gathering together in communities in service to ourselves, our communities, and families; after all, what sense does a 2 hour, 5 days a week-commute make when the job does not benefit individuals, families, communities

First let me apologize. I had a show that opened on March 3. I had been working on the pieces for over a year, but time just flew by and the next thing I knew it was March 2, the day to hang the show. The exhibition opened on the day that I would normally …

Clay is insanely validating–it starts as goopy no-thing, but you transform it into something that only exists because your body pushed and pulled into being.  Many people feel trapped or powerless in their lives; art making is a vital way for people to validate themselves. I love that my job is help all kinds of …

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 …

Millions of Americans work at jobs that do not benefit them, their families or their communities. They are operating under the belief that they have no choice in determining what they will do to pay the bills and put food on the table. They believe it’s all about the job market or who’s in the …