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LAYERS

One after another, the layers of our disillusion are peeled away...Now we see all too well what the repercussions of corporations, governments, and individuals acting in their own self-interest in secret, can cost us all, and our children, and their children, and their children, and their children...

And although my heart is breaking for the wildlife, the people, and our Mother Earth, I feel strangely optimistic. More than hopeful, I feel inspired! We have the power to free ourselves from the chokehold of big oil. And then we can free the rest of the world from it too!

A great opportunity for positive change was squandered after 9/11. An environmental catastrophe can be a wake up call for us all, not just the people directly affected.

Open Hearts

The Story of OPEN HEARTS

After 9/11 I began a series that I titled "Open Hearts". My original intention was to make one for each person who died that day....Each of the "Hearts" that I made was numbered and on the back I put a card with a little explanation about what it stood for. Well, my goal was a little over ambitious and after 200 or so I kind of got burned out on them so I stopped making them. But people kept asking for them. In fact, I sold almost every one I created. But, I needed to work on other things and the ideas for the "Hearts" just weren't coming to me. So I shelved the series for a while. I figured I would probably start making them again someday when it felt right.

Now, after years have passed I have started making "Open Hearts" again. This time I am going to post them to my blog as I finish them. A friend of mine who is a fan of the "Open Hearts" told me they are like mandalas to help people focus on opening up their own hearts. All I know is making them does do something special for me...and if others find their own healing in my art then the original intention has come full circle.

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