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Alaska Native Art

Masks hold memory Spirits animals protect Healing strength of art I’m in Anchorage for a two day training related to my job. I visited the Alaska Native Medical Center and spent an hour mesmerized by it’s extensive collection of Alaska Native art work.  These are just a few masks. More art work to come. Enjoy.

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Mama – A Most Beautiful Woman

Mama is a most beautiful woman most beautiful most beautiful her name an endless refrain on the shelf of my brain. How, I longed to be like she. Tall, fine, soft brown long hands artists hands painted many a canvas musician’s hands played a nice note. She carried Eartha’s class wore Pearl’s elegance lived her […]

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Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #40

Dark clouds pile in rows Cool air greets late summer morn Autumn approaches Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape […]

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Scribes’ Cyber Salon

Encouraged by the spirited, informative, and inspiring discussion the writer’s quote and question generated last week, and in the tradition of literary salons, places writers gathered to discuss their work and ideas on the art and craft of writing, I launch Scribes’ Cyber Salon. Most of my favorite writing friends live all over the world, so we have […]

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Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #39

Dry yellow corn stalks weep beneath bugs’ invasions. Quick it’s harvest time. Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic  book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format […]

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