I want people to know that I love them, that I miss them, that they are very good. I like to draw people from my memory so I don’t forget them, like Josef, he’s a nice guy. And Angel, she has pigtails, and Jo, she’s the secretary. And Mariam who was in Philadelphia, but she’s not anymore. And Haley, she used to be my charter driver, and Sarah from downstairs. And Mili and Jacob, they are news reporters in Israel. I include myself in my drawings because I’m in the picture, too. I see myself there.

I have a wild imagination. I like to put my imagination paper. About 40 years ago, I collected my dad’s work papers because they were in the trashcan; they were free. He put them in the trashcan, and I dug them all out and drew on them. It was paper that was available when I needed it. On the back of the papers, that’s my dad’s typing. My dad passed away. I miss my dad a lot. He was a Colonel at the Pentagon. I’m interested in how clouds are made and their changing shapes. I watch the sky everyday.

When I feel like doing something, I just do it. I enjoy everything, everyday. I draw with my cheek and shoulder. That’s the way I draw. I don’t have a favorite thing to draw. I just draw. I draw where I am, what I see where I am. I draw the outside of my church, I draw the inside of the hotel, I draw the inside and the outside of the studio, all these things. In Africa, I drew on the floor outside with a stick. It was my own idea. It was only me. My brother and sister, they just come to look at what I’m doing.

This is what I see. I paint flowers and shapes. I like to put smiley faces in my paintings. I pick out colors for how I feel. I show my feelings when I paint. This is what I know. Painting makes me happy. People see my paintings and they feel happy and smile.

I dream a lot about African art. I see other African artists make things, and I knew one day I wanted to make something too. I want to be proud of something. When I draw horses, I look at what I’m making. I see the muscles and dark spots. All horses are different. I love the way horses look. I like when we draw together. It’s helpful because somebody is doing something right next to you. I would rather work together. It helps us be more creative. I feel inspired by making art. I’m proud because I love the work.goes here

I create images on paper and place them under a large sheet of glass, then cut and arrange smaller pieces of colored glass to create two-foot guys. When working with glass, sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s hard, but I always manage. They turn out exactly the way I want them to. I know when they are finished.oes here

Drawing and painting are some of my favorite things. I also like shopping on Thursdays.