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Signals from the Past
The paper was the drum. The ink, the siren.
And in the silence between bomb blasts and bread lines,
a poster hummed on the wall—
whispers in red, commands in cobalt,
frequencies tuned to courage.

These are the waves that rallied a generation:
painted promises, marching slogans,
a lighthouse lit in print and pulp.

They were more than posters.
They were signals in the static,
dispatches in design—
broadcasts from factories and frontlines,
calling out across oceans of time.

The war is over, but the art still speaks.
Hang one up.
Feel the current.

"Taking a Pilgrimage” is an evolving travel log, shaped by places that left a mark — not just with scenery, but with spirit. From Santa Cruz, a town once built around Spanish mission bells and now echoing with the sounds of surf, I began tracing a path — guided by light, shaped by waves, and fueled by curiosity. These cities offered more than inspiration. They became classrooms, churches, and coastlines — each one asking me to listen a little more closely to the world, and to myself.

This website has been in the works for many years. It would have been impossible for me to make this website look like this from the very beginning when I began this little art project before the pandemic of 2020 began.

It originally began as Fog Bank Gallery, which was an old gallery my father had founded in Santa Cruz CA in the 1970's.

You can look back at the history of this website from this page, where I tell this project's original story.