Sketches of Hearts in SF Live
As I watched the Hearts in SF 2022 Live presentation to benefit the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, I made some sketches. Here they are.
Wendy MacNaughton Appreciation Post
I really appreciate Wendy MacNaughton’s art and her whole philosophy about it. I watched her TED talk several times and painted her portrait.
How I’m Voting And You Can Too — February 2022 San Francisco Special Election
My picks and my reasoning for the February 2022 San Francisco special election. Spoiler alert: vote for Campos and vote NO on all the recalls.
Sketchnotes from the Planning Commission
Sketchnotes from the December 16 meeting of the San Francisco Planning Commission where approval was given to turn what was a residential care facility into a private residence.
Watch my heart develop
My design, “Four Hills, Four Towers, Flowing Fog, Native Flowers” was selected and I will get to paint a heart sculpture to benefit the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
I will continue to update this post with pictures of the heart in progress.
Notes from Rebound 3
Sketchnotes from Rebound 3, Arts Equity & Recovery, an online event that brought BIPOC artists in San Francisco together with leaders of the city’s public arts funders.
How Doc Brown Really Invented Time Travel
I painted some flux capacitors and realized the REAL TRUTH about Doctor Emmet Brown.
One Time in Art Camp
I was honored to be able to join “Art Camp for Comrades,” a week of facilitated activities with a brilliant cohort of 10 talented artists from across the country. Jason Wyman organized this week of making fast art and creating community over zoom. I drew sketchnotes during the sessions, then copied and collaged those notes into this painting as I reflected on the experience.
Vote No On All The Recalls
Vote No in the 2021 California Recall election and please don’t sign any recall petitions.
How to Fight Climate Change in San Francisco
Skektchnotes from a salon with Livable City about tackling climate change in San Francisco.
When I was a Substitute Teacher Artist
I was a substitute teacher for 16 years with the San Francisco Unified School District. Now, I am featured in a book about redesigning substitute teaching.
‘Grace and Compassion’ painting in Mission Local
I’ve continued my series of occasional experiments in art and journalism with another piece published in Mission Local. This time the article is a tour through my new painting, “Grace and Compassion,” which I created by combining sketchnotes from a year of meetings with the San Francisco Unified School District and partnering organizations.
How to Abolish Racism in Schools
Sketchnotes of a transformative, inspirational, useful week at the Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in School conference.
Scribble Art Experiments at San Leandro High School
Thumbnail image by Andrea, 9th grade.
High school students and their teachers used art to explore and express their feelings about the COVID vaccines and school during a pandemic.
The Art of Everything Session 5
Sketchnotes from the 5th and final session of the “Leadership Conversations” series about “The Art of Everything”.
Paseo Artistico drawings in Mission Local
“Paseo Artístico, a lovely afternoon of art captured in real-time sketches” published in Mission Local.
The Art of Everything Session #3
Sketchnotes from session #3 of the “Leadership Conversations” series about “The Art of Everything”.
This session was moderated by Dairrick 'Khalil Bleux' Hodges in conversation with Cherie Hill.
The theme today was all about how grace and humility are essential qualities for leaders who want to enact actual transformative change.
The Art of Everything session #2
My sketchnotes from session #2 of the “Leadership Conversations” series about “The Art of Everything.”
This session was moderated by San Francisco Board of Education commissioner Gabriela Lopez talking with Dr. Janice E. Jackson, an educator with a highly distinguished career in academics and school administration.
Love the Richmond, Love the Balboa Theater
See two new paintings that celebrate how art brings The Richmond District together through the TotalSF virtual movie screening of “Always Be My Maybe,” The Balboa Theater popcorn pop-up, and the Roll n’ Ride Slow Streets Art Hunt.
Emancipating our Pedagogy with San Mateo County Educators
At the 3rd Annual Art Institute organized by Michelle Holdt at the San Mateo County Office of Education, we learned about Chip McNeal’s approach to Emancipatory Pedagogy and I lead a workshop where educators experimented with artistic note-taking together.