Family, Identity

Living Past Sixty Six- Big Deal?

June 4, 2024

Living to 66 is not that surprising for most Can-American white cismales of (sometimes) middle-income. I Came Out in 1978. Before I turned 25 what we now know as hiv/aids erupted in gay communities across North America- and elsewhere. Large swaths of my generation (and [read more]

Family, Identity

Victim

October 1, 2019

I am a victim; I was a victim; I am victimized; I was victimized; All of the above. Victim – another word that some are trying to distort and weaponize. Similarly to the way ‘pity’ has somehow become a negative thing, ’empathy’ a weakness and [read more]

Designs I Like

Teddy Bear Tears 666

May 1, 2019

Teddy Bear Tears 666 This piece started as a photograph of a pair of black canvas sneakers. I tweaked the image; adjusting contrast and brightness, and using a limited palette to keep muted tones. I then used a Kaleidoscope function to spin a part of [read more]

Brushing Fame

Merging Threads

April 8, 2016

In my recent post, Twitter Life, I write that my interest in some people of fame is based on a blend of factors. First, the general experience of ‘fans’ (“we see these folks everywhere, watch or listen to their creations, wish them success [or in [read more]