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Kathryn V. White's Watercolors at North Seattle College Art Exhibit

7/25/2015

Welcome to the North Seattle College Art Gallery

Love beautiful art? Interested in different media? Enjoy supporting artists?

If you answer "YES!", then stop by North Seattle College's Art Gallery to enjoy a smorgasbord that includes watercolors, acrylics, jewelry, ceramics, prints, sculpture, and photography.

Happy News! Two of Kathryn V. White's watercolors were juried into the exhibit.

The exhibit continues until August 20, 2015. Hours: M-Thu from 12-2PM and 5-7PM. Click here to find out more.

"Early Autumn" by Kathryn V. White

"The Mystery of Transformation" by Kathryn V. White

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book is Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Your Buddha Within

7/18/2015

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Kathryn is frequently inspired by quotes and loves to share them. Learn about her recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness at www.kathrynVwhite.com.

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Wishing Shelf Book Award Recognizes Rumble Tumble Joy

7/11/2015

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Great News: This year, Rumble Tumble Joy received a 5-star rating and was named a finalist by the Wishing Shelf Book Awards!

Recently, I received the Wishing Shelf Book Award's endorsement for my book as well as comments and endorsements by readers involved in the contest. These are included below:

"An inspiring look at the problems of self-esteem in women. A FINALIST and highly recommended."
--The Wishing Shelf Awards

"I very much enjoyed this book. I particularly enjoyed 'Surrender'; very dreamy and relaxing. The cover is also very good and the blurb powerfully written." Female reader, aged 56

"There’s a lot of excellent advice for women in Rumble Tumble Joy, particularly for teenagers.'Thunder Thighs' is excellent as is 'Safety Zone'. Thought-provoking stuff." Female reader, aged 45

"'Perfection (Nothing Celebrated)' sums up my life! Excellent read." Female reader, aged 33

"...I can appreciate a lot of work went into writing this and the words of wisdom would probably be most welcome to women who feel uncomfortable with the way they look...Fun cover too." Male reader, aged 51

Click on the cover to find the book on Amazon (USA). It's also available internationally via Amazon.

Click here to read more endorsements and testimonials.

Click here for an e-flyer on Rumble Tumble Joy.

Click here to learn about Kathryn's stories and here to learn about her art.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book is Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Free! Eckhart Tolle’s UnCourse

7/4/2015

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Photo from MorgueFile.com

Are you interested in spiritual and self-help topics?

Do you enjoy Eckhart Tolle’s writings?

Are you naturally curious and like to contemplate the deeper issues of life?

Then Eckhart Tolle’s UnCourse is for you!

It can be taken at your own pace and you can fully explore one topic by completing all its lessons or jump from topic to topic, lesson to lesson—creating your own order of what you want to explore.

There are eight major topics which include:

Ego
Relationships
Parenting
Choices
Dealing with Emotional and Physical Suffering

Each topic includes subtopics which start with a short video highlighting a question from a member of Tolle’s audience and Tolle’s response. Additional questions are also included that are provocative and good for contemplation, journaling, and discussion.

It’s a well-conceived mini-program that you’ll return to again and again for insight, inspiration, and wisdom!

Find out more here.

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A lover of learning, Kathryn V. White's most recent book is Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Film Review: Grand Dame of Photojournalism—Dorothea Lange

6/27/2015

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"Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange. Image from Wikipedia.org

Grab a Hunk of Lightning is Dyanna Taylor’s documentary of the life of her grandmother and famous photojournalist, Dorothea Lange.

It reveals Lange’s challenging childhood (abandonment of her family by her father and contracting polio at age seven); her dream as a young woman (to leave her hometown of Hoboken, NJ and travel the world); and her unconquerable willpower to never give up.

For example, her dream was sundered when she and her friend were robbed of all their money in San Francisco, CA.

To get out of the situation, Lange got a job at a photography studio in San Francisco and not long after, opened her own portrait studio in the same city.

Her first marriage in 1920 was to western painter Maynard Dixon. He had a daughter and together they had two sons. A major challenge of this marriage was Dixon leaving the three of them for months at a time to paint in the southwest. In 1935, Lange divorced Dixon and married economist Paul Taylor.

And it is with the deep love of Taylor and her own adventuresome spirit that Lange matures into the photojournalist we know today.
Her iconic “Migrant Mother” (shown above) is one of her many heart-wrenching photographs that documented the struggles of migrant workers during the Great Depression.

Other work that is just as moving and which only became known later in her life are her photographs of the relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans. At the time, the US military impounded these photographs as they were considered too critical and disparaging of the US government’s decision.

"Grandfather and Grandson at Manzanar Relocation Center by Dorothea Lange. Image from Wikipedia.org.

Throughout her life, Lange struggled with the demands of being a wife and mother; her passion to be a photographer; and health issues such as bleeding ulcers and post-polio syndrome.

Yet, through it all, her indomitable spirit is palatable—from her choice of husbands; to her critical eye and gifted hand that takes us to the depths of injustice and also reveals the hidden beauty and power of individuals; to her courage and unwillingness to let her ill health stop her from her passion of photography; to her love of huge, bold jewelry.

This engaging film is a true tribute to Lange.

Just click on the DVD cover to learn more about this remarkable woman and become privy to a greater selection of her amazing photographs.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White loves well-conceived documentaries and life-affirming films. Her most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com.

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Sleepwalk with Me

6/20/2015

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Winner of the 2012 Audience Award at Sundance—the film, Sleepwalk with Me, explores the unspoken personal truths and anxieties that wreck relationships, derail the potential for fulfilling lives, and can lead to horribly unhappy marriages that were made based in good intentions.

The film stars Mike Birbiglia as a comic stalled in his career and who begins sleepwalking into increasingly dangerous incidents.

And even as he becomes engaged to his long-time, loving girlfriend and takes his act to the road, he continues to deny the inner message that calls to be recognized and expressed. Until the danger becomes so large that he stops denying the truth—which has its own ramifications for him, his girlfriend (played by Lauren Ambrose), family, and friends.

Click of the DVD cover to watch this poignant and unusual film.

Author and artist, Kathryn V. White loves well-written, beautifully-acted, life-affirming films. Her most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Give Yourself an "A"

6/13/2015

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The book, The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, includes concepts and engaging supporting examples to help you move from anxiety and narrow-mindedness to living a more joyful and fulfilling life.

Some of these concepts you'll find familiar (such as actively practicing not taking yourself so seriously) to some you may have not considered.

Giving an "A" refers to an experiment where Benjamin Zander (one of the authors of the book and a conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra as well as a workshop leader and professor at the New England Conservatory of Music) decided to give his highly talented and ambitious students an "A" for the course as long as they met one requirement.

Here's the requirement as outlined by Benjamin to his students:

"Sometime in the next two weeks, you must write me a letter dated next May, which begins with the words, 'Dear Mr. Zander, I got my A because...,' and in this letter you are to tell, in as much detail as you can, the story of what will have happened to you by next May that is in line with this extraordinary grade." (p.27)

He decided on this controversial action in order to help his students move through the common obstacle of not taking risks because they were anxious to do well and not fail. Yet, this was the road to mediocrity; for with no risk-taking, a person could never achieve mastery nor personal greatness--this is gained only through stretching beyond what one feels they can accomplish.

In another chapter of this book, Benjamin reveals he also applied the underlying concept of this method to himself to help him move through a challenging situation he was having with a member of his orchestra.

You'll need to read the book to discover what comes out of his implementation of this practice...

In the meantime, try his method of giving an "A" to yourself, your students, or your children. Something you might consider impossibly wonderful may just happen!

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A lover of exploring possibility, Kathryn V. White's most recent book is Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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To Be A Spiritual Warrior

6/6/2015

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Kathryn is frequently inspired by quotes and loves to share them. Learn about her recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness at www.kathrynVwhite.com.

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Calling All Lovers of Mary Poppins!

5/30/2015

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Starring Emma Thomson as the author of Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers) and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, Saving Mr. Banks is a movie about:

coming to terms with the pain of our past;
seeing our family from a wider perspective; and
using our creativity to transform our personal burdens into universal gifts that others can find comfort and delight in.

So “step in time” by clicking on the DVD cover and watch this wonderful movie today!

Be sure to closely check out the shadows on the DVD cover...

And for those who love the movie classic, Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews, you can watch it again by clicking on the DVD cover!

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Kathryn V. White takes time to jump on sidewalk chalk paintings to enter other realms of reality--just like Mary Poppins and her charges did! You may find some of these adventures in her short stories! Find out more at www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Meet Cuca--A Fun-Loving Artist & Greenwich Village Cockroach!

5/23/2015

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La Cucaracha is a short tale about Cuca, the cockroach, who lives in the 1970s in Greenwich Village--the era of bell bottoms, flower power, and free love.

Cuca is not immune to their power, nor the tasty tidbits left by his giant roommate, the chef.

How does Cuca survive in a world that wants to see him dead?

How does he thrive and ultimately share his artistry?

For a good laugh, follow Cuca on his journey today!

Click on the cover to learn more.

Recent review posted on Amazon.com...

Lots to love at home and in town with Cuca!

Fun and frolic, a look at life from the cock roach point of view--and maybe see a bit beyond our human façade, too. This is a character you can love.

My favorite lines: "He was respectful of books and did his best to not leave any marks. Cuca always washed his feet before he took a book dip."

This story reads like the author laughed and giggled her way through the writing, and who can resist a writer who is having the time of her life with a cockroach? Or was he, now? Hmmmmm. Sounds a lot like a great-uncle of mine! --Marlee LeDai

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White has met some of Cuca's NYC relatives and can honestly say that Cuca is one amazing cockroach. Kathryn's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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The Amazing & Tumultuous Marriage of Jane and Stephen Hawking

5/16/2015

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What do you do if you are diagnosed in your early 20s with an incurable, debilitating motor neuron disease and given only two years to live?

What do you do as a young, unmarried woman of the same age if this is happening to the man you love?

The film, The Theory of Everything, is based on Jane Hawking’s book, Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the Theory of Everything (which is revised from an earlier edition).
It reveals Jane’s indomitable spirit in taking on the emotional and physical challenges inherent in falling in love, marrying, having children, providing 24-hour care, and later divorcing the famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

You meet the two during their Cambridge years—full of intellectual curiosity and totally smitten with each other. And you watch their life change, become more difficult and still incredibly full as Stephen’s disease progresses—taking away his ability to walk, hold his children, and even talk until the development of a computer-aided speaking device.

As time goes on, with the progression of Stephen's disease, his total immersion into his research, his increasing fame, and the need for outside help, their marriage breaks down under the strains.

And even though their marriage ends in divorce, you see how seemingly insurmountable odds are overcome and great achievements are made not only in astrophysics, but even more importantly—in growing as a person when loving deeply, maintaining hope, nurturing curiosity, actively helping others, not giving up one’s dreams, and being willing to let go.

This film is superbly written and acted—Eddie Redmayne looks uncannily like Stephen Hawking and provides an amazing portrayal of the progression of Stephen’s disease and its crippling effects on Stephen’s body.

Click on the DVD cover to find out more about the film and the book cover to find out about the book.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White loves well-written, beautifully-acted, life-affirming films. Her most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Read My Pins & Other Artistic Expressions

5/9/2015

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"Liberty" by Gijs Bakker. Photo from BAM website.

The Bellevue Art Museum (BAM) is hosting five concurrent exhibits running for the next one to three months.

Read My Pins pays homage to former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s predilection for political statements through her pins.

Her collection of over 200 pins span from the early 1900s to the present day. Examples include the face of the Statue of Liberty with clock eyes where both the wearer and viewer get their own perspective of time (my favorite); bejeweled bees, spiders, and butterflies; shoulder mounted zebras (worn when meeting with Nelson Mandela); a clay heart made by one of her daughters as a child (her favorite); and many others. (Closes June 7, 2015)

"The Apartment" by Gina Zetts. Photo from the BAM website.

Emerge/Evolve 2014 highlights the works of artists associated with the Bullseye Glass Company (located in Portland, Oregon). Show-cased art includes delicate glass hanging like a lace curtain; an empty chair faces a window in a glass double-façade, miniature vignette; thin, black glass spreads infinitely across a wall creating beautiful, organic patterns; and flowers emerge from fused glass bits. (Closes June 14, 2015)

"Tumblers" by Joel Sayre. Photo from BAM website.

The New Frontier presents work by designer-makers from the Pacific Northwest. It’s an eclectic mix that includes large rocks fashioned from salvaged wood (my favorite); furniture; a large woven rug; eclectic lamps; and a high-end dog house that offers beauty, but no weather-protection. (Closes August 16, 2015)

"Puzzle Guts" by Jana Brevick. Photo from BAM website.

In the exhibition titled, Infinity Fits in My Hand, Jana Brevick’s galactic-inspired jewelry and fully-jointed, robotic pieces mix humor with a high level of metal craftsmanship. (Closes August 16, 2015)

And as a last treat, the Northwest Collage Society's Spring 2015 show, Adornment, is featured until June 28, 2015.

Don’t wait. Take a trip to the BAM and enjoy these fascinating exhibits today!

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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A Good Head & A Good Heart...

5/2/2015

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Kathryn is frequently inspired by quotes and loves to share them. Learn about her recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration and Wholeness at www.kathrynVwhite.com

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San Francisco Book Review Loves Rumble Tumble Joy!

4/25/2015

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(Rated: 4 out of 5 stars)

GREAT NEWS! The San Francisco Book Review loved my book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness and rated it 4 out of 5 stars.

Here's an excerpt of the review:

"Using poetry and prose, White takes readers inside her personal journey of transformation, acceptance, and wholeness. Through the passages, White wrestles with and finds contentment with her weight, her face, her skin, and her body,particularly her thighs...

White's journey is filled with moments of joy, pain, sorrow, anger, and love, and readers--women of all ages--can use Rumble Tumble Joy to embark on their own journey of appreciation and acceptance of themselves and others..."
--Africa Hands, San Francisco Book Review

Read the entire review here.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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2015 Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap--So Much Fun!

4/18/2015

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Postcards Kathryn received in the 2015 Postcard Swap. The middle one Kathryn sent.

Standing ovation to Kat Sloma for creating, managing, and organizing these liberate your art postcard swaps over the past 5 years!

This year was my first time participating and I'm so glad I did!

Each week in March and the last postcard arriving in April, a little gift of joy and connection arrived in my mailbox.

Receiving these postcards, plus participating in Kat's scavenger hunt before the postcards were mailed and a blog hop for participants over the weekend of April 18, 2015 (after the post cards were received) has been a fun way to share my art and writing as well as see the cool stuff other folks are creating.

I received art-filled postcards from artists in Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon, Florida, and the United Kingdom. I also won a beautiful calendar of Patricia Lyon-Surrey's art!

If offered again (say it will be so Kat!), I highly recommend that you take Kat's postcard swap excursion in 2016 to meet others through tangible postcards and social media.

Connecting with others in this way makes the world smaller and bigger at the same time--and a great reminder of human kindness!

So thank you Kat and all the 2015 participants for making this an event worth remembering, sharing, and celebrating with others!

Kat Eye Studio's 2015 Postcard Swap Liberate Your Art Image

Click here to see a video of some of the art shared through the 2015 Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White is now a "Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap" enthusiast. Her most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness was recently voted a finalist for the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Award. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Two of my books are finalists in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards! Click on the below book covers to learn more.

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2020 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State History Museum

Kathryn's collage, "Resonating Truth" has been juried into a show at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The exhibit runs from April 9 to August 20, 2020.

2019 - 2020 Juried Traveling Art Exhibit in Virginia

Kathryn's papercutting plus collage "Summer Interlude" has been juried into a traveling show. The exhibit runs September 9, 2019 to December 8, 2019 at Gallery 3700 in Arlington, Virginia and from December 17, 2019 to February 18, 2020 at Westover Library in Arlington, Virginia.

2019 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State Convention Center

Kathryn's large collage "When I'm Gone, Who Will Remember Me?" has been juried into a show at the Washington State Convention Center's Phyllis Lamphere Gallery. The exhibit runs January 12, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

Poetry On Buses
Kathryn's poem, The Sound Soothes, was selected for the 2017 Poetry on Buses: Your Body of Water Program and is a part of the online collection! Click here to read it!

2018 Juried Exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center

*Three of Kathryn's collages have been juried into an exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo, WA from April 3 through June 24, 2018. "Phoenix" won the Northwest Collage Society's prestigious Eleanor Wolters Smith Memorial Award.

2017 SOLO SHOW at the University Business Center

*20 of Kathryn's artworks were on exhibit in a solo show from October 16 through December 7, 2017 at the University Business Center's Gallery 4500 in Seattle's U-District.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle City Hall
Kathryn's collage, "Welcome to My Universe" was juried into the exhibit, "Hot Town: Summer in the City" at the Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle that ran from July 7 through August 30, 2017.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle University
Kathryn had a large collage, "Broadway at Times Square" juried into the 2017 Search for Meaning Art Exhibition (part of the Search for Meaning Book Festival) from February 16 to 25, 2017 at Seattle University's Vachon Gallery.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Cascadia Art Museum
Kathryn had a collage, "Indra's Net" juried into the exhibit, "Collaged Impressions of the Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene 1930 to 1950" that ran January 19 to March 26, 2017 at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA.

2017 Exhibit at Dreamclinic
Kathryn had 10 artworks exhibited from January through April 12, 2017 at Dreamclinic in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood.

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Kathryn V. White's Watercolors at North Seattle College Art Exhibit

Your Buddha Within

Wishing Shelf Book Award Recognizes Rumble Tumble Joy

Free! Eckhart Tolle’s UnCourse

Film Review: Grand Dame of Photojournalism—Dorothea Lange

Sleepwalk with Me

Give Yourself an "A"

To Be A Spiritual Warrior

Calling All Lovers of Mary Poppins!

Meet Cuca--A Fun-Loving Artist & Greenwich Village Cockroach!

The Amazing & Tumultuous Marriage of Jane and Stephen Hawking

Read My Pins & Other Artistic Expressions

A Good Head & A Good Heart...

San Francisco Book Review Loves Rumble Tumble Joy!

2015 Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap--So Much Fun!

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2019 - 2020 Juried Traveling Art Exhibit in Virginia

2018 Juried Exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center

2017 SOLO SHOW at the University Business Center

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