Artist BZTAT

So what is this thing I’m painting? It’s a cubicle. Why am I painting it? More about it soon…

Balloon flyover at the goat farm. Such a cool sight on beautiful fall day.

For National Cat Day, I had my students draw cats with oil pastels. I love this activity because everyone follows the same step by step instructions, but they all end up unique and original.

More work on this thing…More about it soon…

And some more work on this new thing…More about it soon…

And some more work on this new thing…More about it soon…

The start of something new. More about it soon…

Tibs, with a little Churu encouragement, helped my visiting high school students paint some abstracts today!

Prayer for September 11, 2001

Dear God,

Today a part of my land

And a part of my people

Was reduced to a cloud of

Smoke, rubble and dust.

As the pain and dust linger,

Please help me to join hands

In peace, not rage,

With other spirits

Who seek to rise above.



I wrote this prayer in my journal on September 11, 2001. I created the drawing a couple of months later. It took me awhile to to recover my artistic balance after my world was so seriously shaken that day.

Each year, I post this prayer and drawing in hopes that peace will overcome the rage that fills the hearts of many.

I am still hoping.

We always say we will never forget. My hope is that, someday, we will arise as we remember.

Today, on this day with hate splayed out in gory detail, I again join hands with kindred spirits. I remain hopeful.

I’m getting to where he doesn’t scare me every time I go down the basement stairs.

My beautiful wild child Sky.