Twin Stars Exploding Pandora’s box opened to reveal an explosion of reality? Can it be turned into something of beauty or will we feel scars for generations to come?  My America I slid from my mother’s birth canal into warm

SANTA: QAnon Conspiracy or not? As an early promoter of Santa Claus, I admit to having been part of a worldwide conspiracy. My husband and I went so far as to take photos of Santa’s boot coming down our chimney

Oregon City Falls The Oregon Trail ended near falls that became an energy hub for area, transmitting the first electric power to light Portland streets and providing energy to feed industrial mills along its banks. Today the buildings lie vacant

In Portland, Snow arrived late in 2019 and didn’t last long. During the first week we were sequestered I painted Spring Snow after noticing daffodils breaking though the snow at a neighbor’s house, imagining the pandemic would soon be over.

Lean into Love Platitudes about love and happiness make me shudder. Those uttering such statements imply they are easy to acquire. Love and happiness require thought and determination and, like most things, they take effort to achieve. Positive emotions may

The forests were cut to make room for people. Humans inhabited and warmed the planet bringing about natures fury. Now, to have rich and meaningful lives, we must replant, reduce our carbon footprint, and develop new ways to exist in

Many beautiful trees carry thorns. I study them. Instead of staying glued to television during the election I spent time in my studio painting out frustrations. It is a place I go to remind myself that people are basically good

Revised and re-edited, the second edition of Lives of Museum Junkies is now available. It corrects mistakes and brings stories about the development of science centers up to date, covering ongoing events affecting communities nationwide. * * * When I

Chestnut trees are known to live 800 years. Imagine the changes that occur while they spread their limbs during the fourth industrial revolution. The Fourth Industrial Revolution COVID-19 is a wake-up call, a shout-out for resilience. The pandemic created a

 Whose Freedom is it? The question raised is how far should freedoms go? Does freedom of speech give you the right to lie or incite hatred? Is a free press given the right to spread false rumors? The Declaration of