Em’s Art for Beirut

The disastrous explosion of irresponsibly stockpiled ammonium nitrate in Beirut, Lebanon literally shook the country to its core. Already suffering from a complacent government response to the global pandemic and consequential healthcare and economic crisis, the explosion immediately devastated the city and left it’s occupants fleeing for their lives. The aftermath has left hundreds dead, …

Janice

The first artist I ever met was my grandmother, Janice Leibnau. As a child I would go to her house on Ocean Street in Ventura, California. Tall well-established eucalyptus trees shaded the sidewalk and driveway nearest her house; while the lone enormous pine cast it’s mighty shadow over the backyard garden beds. Inside her home …