I would like to express my gratitude to the generous donors of my art project “SOJOURN EMPATHIES.” I have named these brave souls who have “taken the plunge into Lake Michigan,” to support my creation of 4 large paintings. The purpose of these works of art are to raise awareness of people who have lost homes and loved ones in war torn countries.

And the name of these initial donors are: (drum roll please)

THE SAINT GENIUSES

And here they are:

Donor number Uno is my former student Abby Lane. Donor two is Ada Asenjo. Donor three is Johanna Bos. Donor four is Conrad Ptrssma, and is currently not pictured as I have not yet located a photo of him, and finally donor number five is Jan Arnow.

Many many thanks to these heroic initiators of “SOJOURN EMPATHIES.” No movement forward could happen without these earth angels’ contributions.