Header Image: A third grader’s Thank You Note for
a Walking Tour of J.S. White’s 19th-century Snohomish with his class.
In 1982, following 20 years working and teaching as a scenic designer, I quit, established a studio in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, and began making work as an independent artist. Six years later, the first part of my Soup Talks Trilogy, a miniature epic inspired by the SALT talks, and involving a varied cast of performance objects, was presented in my studio. Periodic weekend performances continued for six years in the Seattle studio and all three plays were included in the 1996 International Festival of Puppet Theatre presented by the Jim Henson Foundation in New York City.
Renovating the former Saint Michael Church of Snohomish with artist Karen Guzak, I began researching the town’s history, especially its 19th-century architectural heritage, which led to writing two books: Early Snohomish (2007); and J. S. White Our First Architect published in 2017.
Tai Chi classes at the Monroe Y began in 2018 when I started a blog to reflect my experience that to really learn something — teach it! The class was canceled in March 2020 due to COVID 19 but continued the blog to write about my practice of Tai Chi and other experiences.
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