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Wyden’s Town Hall Meeting

I am so proud to take my picture with Representative Lew Frederick today. He has done so much for the state of Oregon and for our country. This photo was taken at Senator Ron Wyden’s Town Hall meeting at Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon where Senator Wyden gave an energized and empowering speech about … Continue reading →

OSA Teachers and Student’s Art Show

Please come to the Oregon Society of Artists Teachers and Student’s October Show at 2185 SW Park Place, (Corner of St. Clair), Portland, Oregon 97205. The reception is October 4th, 2015, from 1-4 pm. The show lasts from October 4th until October 29th, 1-4 pm. and is closed Sundays except for the reception. I will … Continue reading →

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland Benefit

Please join us in supporting community members with mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), of Clackamas County will hold a benefit event to help people living with mental conditions. The event is called Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland A Party with a Purpose and will be held on September 12, 2015 at 6pm. at 1000 Multnomah St. Portland, Oregon 97232.  … Continue reading →

A Memoir by Mitzi Asai Loftus

I was fortunate to attend my Japanese American friend and author, Mitzi Asai Loftus’s lecture about her experiences at an Internment Camp that she was put in during World War II.  She talked at the Humanist Event in Portland, Oregon, this Sunday. Mitzi told a story of the tragedy of her family being discriminated against during those dark and difficult years … Continue reading →

Smoke in Ashland

“The marigold, that goes to bed wi’ the sun, And with him rises weeping.” A Shakespeare quote- The Winter’s Tale. Please send positive energy and prayers to my friends and family in Ashland. The smoke there has elevated from moderate to unhealthy. I feel so sad for the people in California and Oregon and in … Continue reading →

MY ARTICLES What makes a criminal

Crime and mental illness writing by Sherry Joiner Schizoaffective   I wrote an essay-    What makes a criminal want to be a criminal? Imagine yourself sitting in a movie theater chair with a tall bucket of butter popcorn and big cup of ice-cold Coca Cola, maybe stealing a nacho or two with your sister … Continue reading →

ARTWORK Marty

Martin Bakers Send Off   Shipping the portrait I did of Martin Baker, author of Gum On My Shoe, to the East Coast today. I will miss him but I know he will be in good hands.

NAMI Clackamas County Picnic

Spending time at the NAMI Clackamas County Picnic today. The event and weather was gorgeous. In the photo below is Michele Veenker, executive director, left, my good friend, Angie, next to Michele, Jeana Wheeler, middle, me, and Maive, right, also a member of NAMI Clackamas County. The photo of Jeana Wheeler, left, and me, right, was taken at the picnic … Continue reading →