Portraits of Gaia Art Show

Portraits of Gaia Art Show

My love of nature led me to start capturing her stories of color, space, shadow, and change. As an artist and veterinarian, I consider the Earth, or Gaia, to be a living being. Gaia is the Greek goddess of Earth and the mother of all life. To me, all scenes and...

Thankful for Truman: A most dog-like cat

BAY WOOF Thankful for Truman: A Most Dog-Like Cat Nov 5, 2021  By Kevin VandenBergh Truman, painting: Ken Gorczyca, DVM Truman was my partner for 11 years. He was, without a doubt, the love of my life. He taught me about the magical and ineffable wonder of intimacy. I...
Dying to Be Reborn

Dying to Be Reborn

Arnold van Gennep, the Belgian anthropologist who first coined the term “rite of passage” in 1907, identified three phases of this kind of life transition. The common language used at the School of Lost Borders for the three is severance, threshold, and incorporation....