Chapter 2 It was just after breakfast, Charles’ favorite time of day. On any day, he would sit on his balcony and look out over the city. As a boy, he had wondered why the royal bed-chamber looked directly down on an open marketplace, the sounds of barking stall keepers, the smells of livestock. […]
As Adolf Hitler served as a muse for German artist John Heartfield, Donald J. Trump has been one for me. President Barack Obama was making great strides towards bringing people together after he was elected, although the deep seeds of hate for civil debate of opposing views still very much existed. In 2009, Dr. George […]
PART ONE If you ever spent any time with me a few things are evident. One of them is that from all the scars on my face, I probably can take an ass-whooping very well and that’s very true. It is courtesy of Tyree that I can take an ass-whooping because every morning for as […]
SHARED SPACES, 2019 revision. We know them well. I’m taken to the green and gritty parks we’ve laid upon, venues where music and meaning rings through the ears straight to the core to reverberate, forums for cultivated interests – the more obscure, the better.. they would be nothing if not for collective being. Shared spaces […]
“My art comes from a dark place,” wrote Charvis, when we asked him to share about his process and introduce himself. We all know the saying meant to push us through times of intense adversity and ongoing challenges: “that which doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger”. But if you ask him, “it’s […]
