The Beds We Make

During the lockdown of the pandemic, like many people, I spent more than my usual amount of time at home. To entertain myself, I stopped making my bed daily for about a week. I made sketches of the bedding arrangements as the week progressed. Then I made the painting.

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Personal Space and Boundaries: Is There An Archetypical Nurse?

Earlier this summer, something weird happened to me twice, on the same evening at the same event.

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The Art of Nursing and Non Attachment

Last night was First Thursday in Portland, and David and I made the rounds in the Old Town Neighborhood … More

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Art Making and Nursing Competence

The other day at work, my colleague, who was charge nurse, hung up the phone, smiling. She had negotiated a … More

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J.Paradisi Interviews Anna S. King for pdxArtscene

Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat: A Conversation with Anna S. King is posted on pdxArtscene. Follow this link … More

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A Very Good Week

It’s Sunday, the end of a very busy week for me. On Tuesday, I presented The Acorn Contains the Tree … More

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It’s Toooooo Hot (!), but the Art Goes On

It’s 105°F in the shade on my balcony as I write this. OMG, if you live in Oregon, you … More

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Artists at The Manor of Art: The Energy Collects, Like Thunder Clouds

David and I were out at Milepost 5 yesterday, preparing room 360 in the old Baptist Retirement Manor for my … More

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The Manor of Art: Julianna Paradisi in Room 360

My summer hiatus after installing two gallery exhibitions last month proved to be short-lived. I am now planning a new installation … More

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The Care and Feeding of an Art Exhibition

I just got back from PNCA, where my art exhibit/installation The Acorn Contains the Tree is available for public … More