Chronology
"What a long strange trip its been!" Jerry Garcia
53 Born December 11, Elgin Illinois
57 Rendered near deaf by disease
59 Parents divorced
61 Traveled to Guatemala in company of mother
Interest in ancient cultures begins
62 Returns to USA.
Impaired hearing restored via surgery
65 Parents remarry
Attends El Dorado School for the Gifted
70 Graduated Villa Park High School
71 Spent a year traveling and perusing spiritual interests
Participated Native American Ceremonies involving hallucinogens
72 Accepted to the University of South Florida in Tampa Florida
Majored in Music Composition under tutelage of
Hilton Jones, Larry Austin and Arthur Woodbury
74 Adopted second major in Photography
75 Received master class from composer Lukas Foss
Exhibited Winter Park Art Festival
Major creative effort shifted to painting
Exhibited with U.S.F. undergraduate students
Exhibited Winter Park Art Festival
76 Met William Etra and Ron Hays of WNET
77 Exhibited Wither Park Art Festival
78 Met James Rosenquist and Robert Rauschenberg
in connection with the Graphicstudio at USF
Met Al Held of Yale University
79 Joined Alice People Theater as Artist in Residence
Exhibited One Man Show at Alice People Theater
Opened Artists’ Workshop in Tampa Bay Center
as Assistant Manager and Chief Juror
81 Met Shakespearean director Arthur Lithgow
Exhibited One Man Show at Alice People Theater
Exhibited Artists’ Workshop
83 Exhibited private residence in San Diego California
85 Traveled to Peru
87 Exhibited Pro Arts Open Studio Oakland California
88 Exhibited Pro Arts Open Studio Oakland California
89 Exhibited Art Farm Festival in Sonoma California
90 Exhibited at Rose and Clover Gallery in Cloverdale California
91 Traveled to Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and Florence
92 Exhibited One Man Show at Rogue Gallery in Medford Oregon
94 Exhibited Art Farm Festival in Sonoma California
95 Interest in writing begins
Appointed by Marsha Gilpatrick to Arts Council for the Gwen Wakeling Endowment for the Arts
Served five years, two as Secretary of the Council
Appointed by Dr. David Ruhe to steering committee for the
Baha’i Association for the Advancement of Arts and Media
96 Acquired land in Santa Cruz County California
97-06 Except for occasionally teaching art classes at Bosch Baha’i School
retreated from creative activity to develop land
07-08 After numerous health difficulties now living and producing in San Diego.
