I met Alice in '90 or '91 through a mutual friend. She was unlike anyone I had met before or since, for that matter. At that time, Alice could be described as eccentric and reclusive. She worked out of her home doing freelance graphic design and had little contact with people outside of clients.

I found her to be quite refreshing and thought it was pretty cool that she was eccentric and reclusive because in addition to those traits, Alice was also very kind, generous, talented, and great fun to be around. It was obvious that her soul ran deep.

She dreamed of giving up her lucrative graphic design business to focus exclusively on painting. One day, her dream came true. It's a tragedy that she died before she could paint more, but she did get to have her own show in 2003. In the end, Alice was not alone. She had developed a wonderful support group of friends, and for that, I am forever grateful.

Dustin is my nephew, but that's not why I've included him on this web site. He's an extremely talented guy and dreams of being a fashion designer. Ever since he was a young kid, he showed promised with his drawings. I still have some of them from when he was 6 or 7 and had already achieved depth in backgrounds.

When Dustin was in high school, he produced his own fashion show, designing about 24 different outfits. It's all on film, and it's incredible. My one hope for him is that he turns his dream into action. It's a tough road ahead for Dustin without much family support, but we all know that if you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to make it happen.