Never Forsaken
Outgrowing
My granddaughter has somehow gotten taller than I am. This seems impossible. I remember when she fit nicely into her daddy’s hand. As I ponder her outgrowing me, I recall an important lesson I learned in my teaching. Many years have passed since I moved from teaching elementary students to teaching high school. Well do…
Never Forsaken
“I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.” Psalm 37: 25 Often in my studio, I meet with and spend time with God. It is our special together space. The image at the top of this page is an attempt to…
Can an Artist Ever Retire?
It has been almost seven years since I walked out of the classroom for the last time, after 38 years of teaching art. So why am I still teaching? Every week, about a dozen random students whose ages range from 7 to 92 walk into my studio to learn to draw, paint, print, make books,…
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