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Pulled Toward Joy (Leaving Fear Behind)
In the winter of 2025, when President Trump took office for the second time, I flew to the Pacific coast of Mexico in search of a safer place. I found it in a new home in the jungle, with parakeets flying through the palms and the ocean nearby. I began to paint small studies of the life I wanted to live. “Pulled Towards Joy (Leaving Fear Behind)” Is a visionary refuge from a burning world. |
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Meeting the Intensity of the Age
On the day I learned President Trump had won the 2024 election, I was working in Mombasa, Kenya, and staying near the Indian Ocean. I had to go down to the beach. Borana camel drivers walked toward me on the sand and I climbed up onto a magical saddle. What else could I have done? The Avatar in “Meeting the Intensity of the Moment” serves as a reminder of who I want to be in these times of madness. |
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Moon Jumpers
This mobile was inspired by a ritual performed by men in Burkina Faso. Each month, they pole vault themselves toward the moon, hoping to capture some of its power. The rope tied around each man’s waist is held by an unseen guardian on the ground, to keep the moon jumper from being carried into the night sky... |
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Just in Time
An angel in human form arrived just in time to save me from a dangerous decision I had made. This is an homage to grace. |
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