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New sketches after a day at SF MOMA

I spend the afternoon at SF MOMA and then the evening in the figure studio. Think my paintings are any …

I use an image as a writing prompt, and it leads me to a short fantasy about seabirds.

A recent writing prompt was "ten separate thoughts about cats." This is my poem.

In today's "you talk" open mic, the topic is public speaking. Does it scare you? What makes it manageable? Tell …

I remember a pivotal summer of my adolescence with the prompt, "first dance."

Last week I had a painting "on" day, this time it felt "off" -- and yet I think these sketches …

I got the writing prompt "moving," so I choreographed a little poem.