Sometimes a gift gets you instead of the other way around. That’s how it felt seeing Tiffany Fultz’s Dragon Folio for the first time at The Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello. It’s shiny and purple with a yellow shimmer. Its eye dilates ever so slightly when it catches yours, communicating permission or forbidding one […]
Art
What are you waiting for?
I woke at 3am with a thought I could not ignore. I have often had this experience, but this time it threw me for a loop. I had gone to sleep in a state of worry. Something I try never to do, as I know worry breeds worry and failures can come shortly thereafter. Not […]
Growing up with the gate open
He wasn’t really a horse. He was a Welsh pony and an ornery one. I was only six years old, my sister eight, when we looked up from outdoor play to see our dad coming down the driveway with an old pickup equipped with tall racks to haul home the pony he surprised us with. […]
Spring for the Arts
Spring is a time of awakening, shaking off those winter time blues and reemergence… not so for Columbia Basin Allied Arts… we didn’t slow down all winter! After a busy fall and winter season starting with Art on Third and UMANI festivals in September, then barreling through Green Turtle outreach, Premier performances, community events, grant […]
Es una vida hermosa y tatuada
Un buen padre quiere lo mejor para sus hijos. Por lo general, eso significa buena salud, relaciones amorosas y una carrera estable. Para Alondra Segundo, eso significó una carrera en enfermería, para la cual comenzó a asistir a clases universitarias en 2019. Sus padres, quienes emigraron de Michoacán hace 30 años, estaban contentos con su […]
It’s a beautiful, tattooed life
A good parent wants what is best for their children. That usually means good health, loving relationships and a stable career. For Alondra Segundo, that meant a career in nursing, which she began attending college classes for in 2019. Her parents, who immigrated from Michoacán 30 years ago, were happy with her noble choice in […]
