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
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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
Van Gogh Flower Sale
NAMI (National Alliance On Mental Illness) , Multnomah’s Vincent Van Gogh Flower Sale was a great success. We commemorated Vincent Van Gogh’s death to suicide, today. He died 125 years ago this month, July, and day, 29th. Vincent Van Gogh was a prolific Dutch painter who painted the famous ‘Starry Night’ painting a year before he died (something he always loved to do, paint). … Continue reading
Vincent Van Gogh Week
So grateful that I will be interviewed by KBOO Community Radio on Monday, July 27th at 11 AM. Please listen in. Thank you so much. This Wednesday, also, I will help support NAMI Multnomah & Suicide Prevention. I am selling flowers for the ‘The Flowers of Van Gogh Flower Sale,’ July 29th, 11-3pm at NorthStar Clubhouse. Flowers will … Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s Eulogy
What great vocals President Barack Obama has. He brought the congregation to its feet when he sang, ‘Amazing Grace’ at the end of his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, who was gunned down in a Bible Study, June 17th. Thank you for all you do for us President Obama. Congratulations on the Supreme Court’s ruling … Continue reading
Pioneers of Same-Sex Marriage
Congratulations to my brother Douglas Crawford and his friend Doug A. for being interviewed on a Eugene, Oregon television station in the 1980’s, for standing for same-sex marriage. Your endeavors have paid off. The photo is of Doug A. on the left, standing next to my brother, Doug.
My paintings displayed at Doernbecher’s
I am happy to announce that at one point of my life, I had the honor of donating my oil paintings to the Doernbecher Children Hospital in Portland, OR. Since I was an artist at the Oregon Society of Artists, a nonprofit art organization, which housed a large studio and gallery, I was asked if I wanted to donate a couple … Continue reading
NAMI Northwest Walks- Still strong
Yay! There were more than 5,000 attendees at the NAMI Walks Northwest- 13th Annual Walk Event on Sunday, May 17th. Team members were assigned a team captain and were sponsored to walk. People who donated a certain amount received a ‘Walk- 2015 NAMI Walks ‘ T-shirt, and also walked. One didn’t need to be on a team to walk, he or she just … Continue reading
Apology
My website artsandwritingsbysherry.com was being worked on but now it is in operation. I am so sorry for your inconvenience. Thank you for checking in. Sherry
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