I meant to post this a while ago. I made this wall hanging for my parents for their Christmas present. Some interesting quick cell phone images came out from the process. Overall I think it was nice to get back k to my textile roots. The whole piece took quite a while...

I am a firm believer in acupuncture. I have chronic TMJ which when aggravated creates a debilitating pain on the side of my face. Going to acupuncture helped to heal and relax my jaw muscles. 

Recently I have been interested in acupuncture not just for TMj and stress ma...

There is a wonderful exhibition on botanical illustration on view at the Sam Jose University Library. They have samples of pressed flowers and a fantastically beautiful book on succulents which I am trying to aquire. 

 I was able to cast my flower in a first round of t...

I've recently taken a position at Academy of Art teaching a graduate course  - Photography As Mixed Media. It's exciting to get to work with graduate students especially in a class where they get to play and experiment with materials. I love classes where I get to revi...

Our trip back started just fine. We were at the airport on time, and even though there were very long lines, and I will never book a flight out of Bim in the afternoon again, we made it up up and away just fine. The first problems started to pile up once we landed in M...