Goddess Mosaic Evolving

Now with the tile pieces adhered… The face, hands and foot were created by Mayah Martin of Joshua Tree. My hands and feet are almost ready to FIRE.

Goddess Mosaic

New work in progress:

From the Lover’s Hand series…

This is a clay hand I made from a casting and then reworking with my own hands. Soon to be fired and glazed as I gather the work for new a kiln load.

A piece of greenware awaiting the next firing.

1985 Joni Mitchell released The Three Great Stimulants….prophetic?!?!?!?!?!

Here is an incredible version of The Three Great Stimulants from Dog Eat Dog with Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein and Wayne Shorter.

The Three Great Stimulants
I picked the morning paper off the floor
It was full of other people’s little wars
Wouldn’t they like their peace
Don’t we get bored
And we call for the three great stimulants
Of the exhausted ones
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Artifice and innocence

No tanks have ever rumbled through these streets
and the drone of planes at night has never frightened me
I keep the hours and the company that I please
And we call for the three great stimulants
Of the exhausted ones
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Artifice and innocence

Oh and deep in the night
Our appetites find us
Release us and bind us
Deep in the night
While madmen sit up building bombs
And making laws and bars
They’d like to slam free choice behind us

I saw a little lawyer on the tube
He said, “It’s so easy now, anyone can sue.”
“Let me show you how your petty aggravations can profit you!”
Call for the three great stimulants
Of the exhausted ones
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Artifice and innocence

Oh and deep in the night
Appetites find us
Release us and blind us
Deep in the night
While madmen sit up building bombs
And making laws and bars
They’re gonna slam free choice behind us

Last night I dreamed I saw the planet flicker
Great forests fell like buffalo
Everything got sicker
And to the bitter end
Big business bickered
And they call for the three great stimulants
Of the exhausted ones
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Artifice and innocence

Oh these times, these times
Oh these changing times
Change in the heart of all mankind
Oh these troubled times

My first 5 postcards GOING out today!!!

I really do feel for the postal workers in Chicago.

In the mail !? !? !? !?

Mail art and wisdom to President Elect Obama

SEND A POSTCARD: Send one a day til Thanksgiving. November 27th. It would be great if it had the name of your city or state or country on it, but feel free to get creative. Or use one of mine.

WRITE THIS MESSAGE:
Dear President-elect Obama,
All Americans should have the right to marry. Thank you in advance for advocating for the civil rights of your LGBT citizens.
Sincerely,

MAIL TO BARACK OBAMA President-elect Barack Obama
Presidential Transition Office
Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn St., 38th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
NEXT STEPS:
1. Help spread the word. Forward this email to your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors
2.Send a postcard to Obama every day until 11/28. Take a photo of you mailing your postcard and post it here.
3. Stay active in the Join the Impact network. Add your opinions and ideas, and help plan upcoming events.

Mildred and Richard Perry Loving are allowed to marry.

Mildred and Richard Loving were given the right to marry in 1967. Imagine, black and white people could NOT marry each other in 1966. Here’s their photograph. I am dedicating this page to my mother, (today being her birthday) Rose Hoffman, who supported equal rights and taught her children that equal was best for everyone.

National Rally against Prop H8 Santa Barbara

This Saturday was inspirational and a great reminder that there are huge numbers of str8 people and religious groups that are supporting the gay community. There were some great speakers, talking about their children and their equal rights!!! There were teachers and clergy speaking out in support of legalizing LOVE. Santa Barbara was one place in Califiornia that turned down H8 on election day,  pretty much a landslide. Here are some of the beautiful people that turned out on Saturday for the rally. Thank you ALL !!… to see the rest look for me on facebook.

Starfish is no fish at all…

Today at Hendry’s beach, a gorgeous day.

This morning in Santa Barbara