
letters to my sons
I used to travel a lot for my human rights education work when my children were younger. While each trip away from my family was professionally rewarding, it was also hard on all of us to be apart from each other. In November 2010, after dozens of trips to Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, … Read more letters to my sons

art
I loved to draw as a child. At the age of 10, my mother took me to the local art store to buy me my first art supplies – pencils, brushes, sketchpads, paints, and a couple of canvases. While I wasn’t very good at painting, I enjoyed drawing a great deal – superheroes, boats, cartoon … Read more art

fundraiser for Ukraine
In early March 2022, the image of my original character, Sunny Bean, was used as a design on a t-shirt for a fundraiser for the Red Cross. The demand was overwhelming, with thousands of dollars donated. We have now ended our second fundraiser and the response has been tremendous. Both fundraising rounds raised nearly $20,000 … Read more fundraiser for Ukraine