June Art Show at The Froelick Gallery in Portland

In June, I have a painting in the horse-themed Equine, a group show at the Froelick Gallery, opening June 1-July … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

I gather stories the way a sunburned entomologist admires his well-ordered bottles of Costa Rican beetles. Stories are the vessels … More

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If I Could Save Time in a Bottle

It’s late Sunday evening as I write this post. Usually I’ve already written one and clicked the “publish” tab by … More

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JParadisi RN Painting Featured in March Issue of AJN ‘Art of Nursing’

The March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing features my painting Mean Girls (First Communion II). (Click on … More

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Hoarding and The Meaning of *My* Things

You know how when you were in nursing school reading about pathology, and you thought you had symptoms of every … More

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Isaac

She opened her life to possibility, an adjusted outlook, scarcely perceptible to the casual observer. The opening became a womb, … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

There is no writing, no art, without gargoyles. -Pat Conroy

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You Can Find Me Here

This week, the American Journal of Nursing’s blog, Off the Charts posted Workplace Violence: Who’s Problem Is It? written by … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests … More

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