Two pieces that I entered into the EBSQ "Candy" show were juried into their very first brick and mortar show at the Chocolate Shoppe in Greensburg, PA. The show runs through April, 2010.

*Four of my poems appear in the December '09 edition of Doug Poole's e-zine, Blackmail Press. After eight years it is increasing in popularity and is an excellent source for lots of talented poets--most of them from New Zealand. Word-hungry folks, check it out! Click here for my page, then click on the Index link for more poetry.
Blackmail Press,edition 26

Submitted my piece "Good-Bye Rose" into this exhibition/contest along with 883 other works from many artists around the world. There will be a live exhibition at Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art Original Paintings New Hope, PA in March, 2010. Go to The First Annual Autumn Arts Painting Challenge and Competition on Facebook for more info and to see the paintings.

Winner of Patron's Choice Award with "People Tell Stories."
Check out Think Pink to see the show.

I have recently read Wreck of the Carl D., Michael Schumacher's excellent account of the sinking of the Carl D. Bradley just off Gull Island in Lake Michigan on November 18, 1958. There was a true human element portrayed in the book, and a realization that very little is known about this event. It overshadowed by the Edmund Fitzgerald despite the fact that more lives were lost on the Carl D., and the sadness I felt while reading this book compelled me to create an individual piece of art memorializing each of the men who perished on the ship. For more information about the Carl D., click on Images and Words, then on the second thumbnail. 33 men died that night. I have completed almost 4.

My work was featured at the lovely Riverhouse Restaurant, in West Linn Oregon from July 2008 through July 2009.

"Where the Dead Went" is also a permanent photo on the Cumbria Directory website and can be found on their page titled Lanercost Priory. I took the photo there in 2001.

"NAM: The Sky's Curved Mirror" is an interdisciplinary, multi-media exhibition and event. Comprised of visual arts, music, performance, written and spoken word, it will be free to the public.

"NAM" is the Tibetan word for 'sky', reflecting the boundless expanse and matrix of experience. Like a curved mirror reflects light, the participants will explore the interstices of memory & inspiration, in an exchange of dialogues to form a greater synergistic whole. Thus, "NAM" is a metaphor for a openness, mutual support & inter-cultural solidarity, in a dynamic, collective expression.

"NAM: The Sky's Curved Mirror" will also pay special homage to the untold suffering & destruction to the land and people of Tibet for the last fifty years; and will honour its unique culture and art.

If you would like to participate in any way, we'd like to hear from you. Thank you for your interest. Please contact: dolkara@yahoo.com (put "NAM" in subject line) Or send a message here and I will forward it along.

Three of my photos have been accepted for publication in the April edition of Life Images, which is one of the Stampington & Co. quarterly magazines. The photos that were chosen are titled, "Ella Wondering," "Fans," "Where the Dead Went," and "Cactus Flower." I couldn't find the high res image of "Cactus Flower" on time, so that will probably not make it into this edition. But I found the photo so I'll resubmit it in the future.

Note: At least they were chosen. It's the thought that counts.