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Triggers and Closures
In the past couple of days, I experienced some significant moments that I thought I would share. (This blog is not focusing on the fact that I finally finished my taxes this week and that Maki passed his driver’s permit test…also big milestones on my map. And I also survived IKEA.) The first was more…
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Ambiguous Loss
“The more you search for closure, the more trouble you will have living peacefully with your loss.” —Dr. Pauline Boss I recently discovered the term “Ambiguous Loss,” coined by the pioneer grief psychologist Dr. Pauline Boss. (Here is a wonderful interview with her on one of my favorite podcasts, and here is simpler article on the…
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Art Exhibit
I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who was able to come out and see my Groundbreaking Girls exhibit in San Clemente. I’ve shown them about 5 times in the past year, but this was definitely the most special—and not just because it was in a spectacular gallery space in my home town. It…
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For the Love of Pets
“Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” —Anatole France Justine had been begging for a pet for a very long time. Maki already had a fish, and Pablo had moved to the kitchen where Justine had been faithfully feeding him. She was so young, and I was so overwhelmed…
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Upcoming Exhibit
I’m happy to send out an invitation to my show in (gulp) two and a half weeks! Hope you can make it! GROUNDBREAKING GIRLS EXHIBIT AT OC CONTEMPORARY GALLERY Sat, Mar 24, 20186:00 PM Sat, Apr 14, 20183:00 PM This Woman’s History Month, you are invited to see 30 paintings on view at the OC Contemporary…
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A Special Visit
A few months after Vernon died, his sister Vanessa booked airline tickets for her family to visit California. They planned for an entire year, and just two weeks ago, they came out for nine lovely days. There were five in the Corbin clan: Vanessa, Paul, her sons, Aaron and Lewis, and Aaron’s girlfriend, Kayleigh. They…
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Family Photos
The last time we had professional family photos done was about a year before Vernon was hit. I am so happy we have those, especially now. But that was a different family in so many ways, and we didn’t have anything to capture who we are now. I ran into Johanna, a photographer friend (who…
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Goodbye, Mini Cooper
I wrote this entry two weeks ago, and only had the heart to post it today. I’ve been writing more again lately, but not sharing as much. The urgency of blogging changed a lot when Vernon died, but I’ve been writing more again lately, just not sharing quite as often. Anyway, here’s is this… The…
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Makers and Mystic’s Podcast
You may remember a post I wrote about my good friend, artist Ty Clark, earlier last year. Well, he’s showing up here again now because I want to share a really great interview with him, in which he discusses his creative process. In this podcast, he also discusses the impact that Vernon’s story had on…
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Government Offices
Social Security Administration 12/19/17 I’m writing from a chair in the waiting room of the Social Security offices in Mission Viejo, CA. Its the kind of space that brings laundromats and ferry rides to mind. Wide windows and white walls separate us from the outside world: a parking lot and an efficiently landscaped planter. Except…