TV Interview, KEYT-TV Santa Barbara...

On May 1, I got a call from Beth Farnsworth at KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara. They wanted to come to my house in Ojai to do a story about the Hearts Of Fire Project. Of course, I was really excited and invited her over to my place. To prepare for the interview, I created a quick art gallery of some of the art. Although not an ideal viewing area, my office served the purpose. Enjoy the video!

Fire & Homelessness...

Fire On The Hills This may seem like an odd juxtaposition: fire and homelessness. But in Santa Barbara, the Jesusita Fire caused a link, at least in my mind. Thousands of people were evacuated and seriously contemplated what it would be like to lose their home. The fire forced many people to look at what it would mean to be homeless, what it would be like to lose most of your possessions. I am very interested in what...

New Homeless, The Fall From Grace...

A tragedy is unfolding in Santa Barbara. Flames are scorching the earth, laying waste to the mansions in the hills above the city. People are now homeless who may never have thought about being homeless. Although most have resources, family and friends to help, they are tasting what it feels like to be without a home. On the streets below the burning hills there are hundreds of people who were homeless before the fire...

Great Performance & Event, May 2, Santa Barba...

Wow! What a great performance by Ellen Snortland in her Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, “Now That She’s Gone.” Bob Ballard & Ellen Snortland Everyone loved the play and the art work we displayed.  Rather than just write about an experience that is difficult to describe, I thought I’d just post some great photos taken at the event. The show is about to begin We showed some of the art work collected...

Homeless R Us...

The fallout from the failure of our consumer culture is here. All of us, any of us can be homeless as this video so aptly illustrates. In the video, you can see that everyone attributes their homelessness, their dire straights, to the lack of a job. The problem is no job so of course the solution is find a job – create resumes, send emails, etc., etc. What happens when there are NO JOBS? Our “free market”...