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Alternate Facts and the Alt Right

by delta | Jan 23, 2017 | Motivational, World View

Alternate Facts Are Now Ubiquitous with the Alt Right Let me start by thanking Mr. Trump. He is actually bringing me closer to my friends and family. Through disagreement and misunderstanding I have had to forge new bonds and explore new meanings of friendship and...

Hate, Love and Anger

by delta | Jan 19, 2017 | Motivational, Uncategorized, World View

“Anyone . . . who thinks I am filled with hatred has no idea what real hatred is” Dylann Roof In a mild, matter of fact voice and demeanor, Dylann Roof talked about hate in his final remarks at his sentencing. Of course, he demonstrated what hatred is in...

A Little Bird Told Me

by delta | Jan 7, 2017 | Motivational, Uncategorized, World View

I think God gave us Bernie (see video below), an imperfect vessel, so we might have a glimpse of what humans might achieve through our own best efforts. This old, kindhearted Jew never really had a chance, but for a brief moment, it seemed perhaps human decency might...

Drawing Through Tears

by delta | Jan 6, 2017 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, Uncategorized, World View

Tragically, most people are more interested in what Roof is going to say or do. “how is he reacting?” But the real stories are those of the survivors. So today, my focus is really on the amazing people, over 8 witnesses thus far, who are survivors, family...

Prayer of Redemption

by delta | Jan 6, 2017 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View

Today was a juxtaposition of shocking evidence that Roof had written another manifesto in prison, drawing Nazi symbols on his shoes, shoes he was wearing in court as recently as this week. This was interspersed between more beautiful and moving testimony about the...

What is Racism and Why Our Society Just Doesn’t Get It

by delta | Dec 20, 2016 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

We need to talk about what it means to be a racist. After my stint as courtroom sketch artist on the Dylann Roof trial and the recent election, it seems the definition of racism has evolved. When people’s feelings get hurt because someone is suggesting what...

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