Category: Artist

Je’

Completed August 23, 2022. It’s signed. It has real gold leafing. It is 11 x 14 in. Portrait. The title is – Je’

This painting was on display at my Casa E since painting it. It is now May 16th, 2023. I have to chart my findings.

This painting was especially close to the staff bathroom and other mental health type displays on the wall. It blended in nicely. I suffered GERD. I brought this painting to my room.

The first thing I needed to do was to remove the work from the frame. It was a very tight fit in the frame; there was compression on the painting. It needs a professional frame; a loose fit.  My right hand ring finger felt numb.

There is a very small amount of adhesive used for the Gold Leafing. That glue came with a Prop 65 warning. But since I used a tiny amount I didn’t think it would be a problem. I didn’t keep the adhesive. This painting might not be appropriate as it may cause GERD from a tiny amount of adhesive for the Gold Leafing.

What could we do with a painting that is a “No?” Well, we could send it to France or we could give it to an Architect.

George experienced GERD. He defended his will valiantly. But when he discovered the painting was a problem he acted against it. George subtracted the Je’ painting. July 13th, 2024 was the last day of existence. I don’t get many paintings. This one was beautiful. We could have been more constructive.

I am suffering a loss. 

1994 – Introduction To MH

This is my accounting of the events after trying to make it in Napa. I should say that I couldn’t get by in Napa and thus I was taken into the Napa State Hospital; October 25, 1993.

Every intake question they asked I would think for some amount of seconds and then respond. By the time I got to my hospital bed I was threatening; a side effect from thinking. My cousin was pregnant with her first child.

My stay was short though, comparable to the regulars at the T-5 ward. I was sent on December 24, to Harbor Hills Hospital in Santa Cruz. This was a locked psychiatric facility.

I was out of time and needed to be competent before going back into the community. The person who helped me with that was Kimberley another patient at Harbor Hills. I thought we were getting married. My cousin had her baby.

I was ready to go back to Napa. I stayed in mental health. Napa was not the best place for me. I should have gone further North to Seattle, Washington. I might have gotten by there. 

Kimberley still lives in Santa Cruz. She is one of the ones that has Schizophrenia. I was Schizo-Affective. This was a time when I really accepted my mental Illness. I also got the Home Office ethic from Kim. I also had poisoning from Salmonella earlier in 1993.

There were nurturing staff in Napa and I was able to work and be independent with my mental illness. I would like to think I had some mystery achievements there. That I will have to share for another time.

Lithographic Limestone Printmaking

I have given this post a couple of Tags: Lithographic, Printmaking. There are five posts on this subject here at Gevluef. UC Santa Cruz has a lot of limestone for fine art printing. It is a major collection, and a reason to go to UC Santa Cruz – or not. They have a landfill.

Below are links to the other posts on this subject:

This list of posts has a directive. The main idea is to raise awareness of the UC Santa Cruz Printmaking Studio.

Search: Trash, Garbage smell

California Lottery Helps Kids in School

I’ve been meaning to share my insight about the California Lottery. We voted for the Lottery because we wanted to help our kids in school.

To help a student having trouble in school, you tell the lottery staff just the address of the student. The Lottery makes that address a winner; thus relaxing real estate. The student benefits by doing better in school.

https://www.google.com/search?q=CustomerService%40calottery.com

To send the student’s address visit: https://www.calottery.com/contact-us