Red Jeans Redemption Story

“I just couldn’t let it out,” said a 63-year-old woman, whom I’ll call Trudy. So, for years, the repeated childhood molestation remained hidden. Sometimes shame, guilt, and fear keep secrets—hush hush. Before #MeToo, generations of women often suffered without a voice. They had no platform to talk about what happened to them. After viewing The…

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Lifting Others on Wings of Hope

Abstract work created by Pine Grove Learning Center students and Artist Pamela Alderman, with the generous contribution of Frames Unlimited. To my surprise, special-education teacher Anne Aurand, my neighbor, left a bag in my mailbox filled with beautiful handprints painted by the profoundly challenged students from Pine Grove Learning Center. While spreading the creative treasures…

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Creating Signature Pieces

As an artist, I create inspiring signature pieces for the workplace or community spaces. These unique projects serve to welcome viewers into a healing place. The Cut Short commission entailed constructing the Cut Short Veterans Memorial Garden and creating the collage painting shown above. The 3 x 5 foot wooden flag was specifically crafted in…

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