Friendships are what our dreams are made of. We hold onto each other with its binding love. We stand close to each other, hand in hand, showing each other we understand. Some friends may come and go, but you are the truest friend I know. Unknown Painting on Right: Hand in Hand Pamela Alderman Watercolor…
I purchased a red paper umbrella while visiting Japan, forgetting that it wouldn’t fit in my suitcase. When I started my journey back to the United States, a polite Japanese woman behind the ticket counter said that I wouldn’t be able to take the umbrella through security. So she took the umbrella, assuring me that…
Visit The Hartley Center of Grand Rapids to see some of the sketch paintings that helped inspire my ArtPrize 2012 Courage Ablaze series. Fourteen works are currently on display, including my ArtPrize 2011 Braving the Wind series. November 23 through February 1, 2013 The Hartley Center of Grand Rapids Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. –…
Under Construction 20,000 ornament hooks 5,000 sheets of paper 3,000 feet of fishing line 550 square feet of fishing net 240 volunteer hours 7 volunteers from Japan, California, and Michigan 2 sons (who can’t exactly be classified as volunteers) 1 artist (pushing past her limits) …coming in September