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The second day of the CIVA conference brought questions- important questions- for any artist who examines cultural assumptions and calls them ‘lies’.  An artist who believes that a personality underlying the universe, both re-creating and re-newing it, is both

A big part of the CIVA conference, entitled JUSTart,  for me, was lying in a gulley, in the rain of a thousand different ways of recognizing injustice and responding to it, and not drowning.   After spending the day drawing from life, then attending the juried CIVA show

Tex-mex Plate #5 by Lynn Bridge If I want to eat corn tortillas with butter on them until I feel sick, I go to Matt’s El Rancho in the neighborhood.  When I was a child, it was a small restaurant on East 1st Street in Austin, but the Martinez family eventually opened a much

Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge In memory of all the U. S. service members who have died in action.

Watercolor sketch of Carver Museum’s 100% Exhibit opening 2010 Image copyright by Lynn Bridge Time is almost up!  The annual George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center‘s ‘100% Art Exhibit’ and silent auction ends at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 29th.

Life on the Edge Copyright by Lynn Bridge Glazed ceramics by Roberta Mitchell 13″ x 12″ x 1 1/2″ For those of you who saw this picture, first in the sidebar of my blog, then in the header, and wondered, “What in the world?”, here is an answer. There

Painfully Pink Photograph copyright by Lynn Bridge In spite of his creeping dementia, Harry figures out one last thing about his life. To catch up with the tale, read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.  To see my inspiration for today’s artwork, see Greta Olivas’

Volts Copyright by Lynn Bridge 6″ x 6″ x 1″ The story starring Harry is in full swing, and Harry’s dementia is his constant companion.  But, Harry is still able to make a big discovery about his life; we are heading there in this story! If you need to

Still Pink Copyright by Lynn Bridge 6 3/8″ x 5 5/8″ x 1 3/8″ This is your third installment of the short story “Pink” (copyright by Lynn Bridge).  The main character is Harry, a man trying to live his life in spite of his dementia. The story is about

To catch up with where we are in this short story, read Part 1. This story is not about dementia, but dementia is an ever-present character in the story “Pink”. The artwork is inspired by the short story (Story copyright 2000 by Lynn Bridge). Pink Again Copyright by