Participatory art for the healing of the people of Monterey Park, in partnership with Chinatown Service Center and the City of Monterey Park.

Behind the scenes with the art and the design of the community art experience for “Discover Your Mental Wellness”, an event in partnership with Chinatown Service Center’s Behavioral Health Department and the City of Monterey Park.

A poem best read while standing (safely) at the edge of something.

72 pages of art, music, poetry, and stories to stir our souls.

The last chapter (I think) of the Monterey Park Tabiji Eggshells

What does the sky say?

“When we painted the gold, I felt like I was crowning my pain with honor.”

A Tabiji Eggshell retreat for the Behavioral Health Department of Chinatown Service Center.

Some things can only be discovered when we wait.

Art created to carry a blessing of protection (back view).

You never know what sweetness you might encounter on an ordinary day!

A conversation about art and grief and God.

“When I saw what everyone had created, I expected to see grief. All I saw was beauty.”

The video is live!

“As time goes by, these pieces of my grief become mementos of fragile beauty.”

A poem written for friends after they spoke of the ongoing impact of deaths close to them. Their hearts and spiritual lives have been so changed.

The invitation of a single gold dot.

The new owners of the Ukraine Tabiji Eggshell!

A poem, reflecting on the Monterey Park mass shooting.

Because art can speak our grief when we wander in wordless places of sorrow.