I haven’t pastel painted since I was in the fifth grade. But it’s never too late to learn something new. After attending a pastel workshop this fall, I decided to set a new goal: Complete 200 study paintings over the next year. So I am putting away my camera and enjoying the freedom of open…
I’m pleased to announce that a reproduction of the Courage Ablaze painting featured at ArtPrize 2012 has joined the permanent collection at Grand Valley State University.
The Les Clay Singers inspired and delighted visitors with two performances during ArtPrize 2012. The singing children radiated joy. Visitors erupted into applause as the energetic family filled the gallery with African melodies that fed our souls. As the children sang, their mama and papa couldn’t remain seated; they stood and sang too. This remarkable…
Join Donald Miller (NY Times bestselling author) and Women at Risk for a Search and Rescue EXPO: Stories told by Slavery Survivors. Shop for jewelry and international gifts made by rescued women. 2012 ArtPrize Courage Ablaze paintings will be auctioned off to help rescue women from sexual slavery. Sunday, November 4, 2012 at DeVos Place…
Bethany Refugee Services will be showcasing giclée reproductions of my 2012 ArtPrize Courage Ablaze work and the creativity of refugees at Art Without Borders. The artwork will be auctioned off to support refugees now living in West Michigan. Enjoy a night full of international food, music, and art. And learn how you can help local…
People seldom leave their email addresses when I have exhibited my artwork in the past. But Courage Ablaze evoked such an enormous response that hundreds of people left their email addresses or wrote expressions of gratitude for the Congolese women and their stories. While typing out page after page of email addresses and notes, I…
While exhibiting ArtPrize Courage Ablaze—to help raise awareness of the plight of the Congolese women, visitors kept asking me if I had seen the documentary, Half the Sky. Don’t miss this documentary. It is a real eye-opener to the terrible abuses that women and girls face all over the world. Half the Sky shows well…