Mark Foege
While Terry is perhaps the most creative person I have ever had the pleasure to know, he has creativity with a purpose. He is a rare combination of ability to see things no one else does while at the same…
Joseph Peha
Terry has been a friend and mentor to me most of my adult life. When I was in high school, he led an art nonprofit, The AIGA Link Program. It was transformative for me, to say the least. Terry's incredibly…
Dragon Lady
My mother, the Korean dynamo, is all of 95 pounds (on a “fat day”) and perhaps 4’10”, with the hair height added. She has also smoked since I can remember. In fact, my memory from childhood is running up to…
Opening Doors
For 24 years I was lucky enough to be involved with a fantastic effort in Seattle that works with high school students to build self-esteem and encourage expression. Once a month during the school year, 30 some-odd high school students…
My Nephew Casey
As he jumped into my lap to give me a hug and a kiss, my nephew Casey brought with him his constant companion, an invisible parcel of permanent baggage, that is to say, his curiousity. At the tender age of…
Other People’s Memories
I have other people’s memories. No, it’s not like I’m some sort of psychic or telepathy or any sort of crap like that, It’s just that when I think I know someone or connect with them, (“rapport” I think they…
Apples, Trees and Gravity
One of the great benefits of being a parent is to wax giddily about your children. To the annoyance of your friends and especially non-parents, ones smiles and admires the humans in miniature one has had a role in creating.…
The Sweet Shot
Life conspires against one, at times. And sometimes for one’s better interest in the long run, perhaps. For all the grave and base emotions and energies we might possess, fate will sometimes just not allow for them to be exercised.…
