Cover Art & Artist
“A Close Variation on Chuck” is a self portrait by James Kirk. James describes this as a take-off on the work of Chuck Close, “a giant in the art world” who has led the revolution in photo-realistic and neo-realistic art. “This is art that shows, perhaps even exaggerates, those personal features that some might characterize as “flaws”the wrinkles, the veins in the eyes, the mottled flesh tones.”
James Kirk was born in downtown L.A. when it was a nice clean town, surrounded by orchards, with a model mass-transit streetcar system and no pollution. He began adulthood at 16 by dropping out of high school and joining the Armed Services. After World War II, he went to college and began a dual career as artist and teacher. James has lived in Oregon for 38 years and finally retired in 1998 after teaching art for 47 years.
Winter '98 Issue 8
Tiffiny - A Story For Our Time
by Geronimo Tagatac
A Doctor Critiques The Hospital Setting: Is This Really The Best We Can Do For Our Patients? & Part 2 & Part 3
by Will Lasersohn, MD
Time and Again, Ad Infinitum: Is This The New Millennium, Or What? & Part 2 & Part 3 & Part 4
by William P. Benz
Spiritual Emergence/Emergency & Part 2 & Part 3
by Paul Levy
In Harmony, On Behalf Of Our Nation's Children: Creating A Community Solution For Children At Risk & Part 2 & Part 3
by Brook MacNamara
Preparing Children and the World for Each Other
by AJ Talley
The Dreaming Media: A Dark Spirit Arises From The Collective Unconscious & Part 2 & Part 3
by Howard Brockman
Dreams of Kindness, Love & Grace
by Carolyn Berry
My Light Opera Vision Quest & Part 2 & Part 3
by Coral Gaggiani
Leaving Home
by Ness Mountain
Herbal Treatment For Preventing Colds & Flu & Part 2 & Part 3
by Dr. Richard Schulze
Starry Eyed
by Spyrit