The luckiest kid in the world
I can’t think of a holiday more exciting for a child than Christmas. So, imagine, if you will, what it must be like having two Christmases. In my family we had two Christmases, yes, two, …
This is what it is!
My grandmother Anna Serko was born January 1st, 1903 in Scranton, PA. Baba, as we called her, was a wonderful easy going woman loved by all. With little more than an eighth-grade education, she was …
Best Friends
To say that my brother David and Tim Pinckney were best friends is an understatement, failing to capture the full measure of their relationship. “Best friend” is a term easily tossed around but, that’s what …
Transformation: Art Changes A City
Can Art Really Change A City? I remember what downtown Tacoma looked like in 1979 when I first moved to the area. A derelict Union Station was still a functioning a railroad station. …
A Bedtime Disaster
Ever notice the sound a glass Christmas ornament makes when it shatters? It’s delicate, almost musical in tone, abruptly falling into silence as the pieces settle in place. I’ve long been captivated by that sound. …
The Church Slavonic E-Tutor
I’ve discovered over the years that life goes better if I keep myself engaged in creative projects. I just do better mentally when I’m working on something interesting. Don’t ask me to measure or cut anything, …
A Promise Kept
My brother David Serko died November 23, 1992 from complications of AIDS. I was with him at the moment he took his last breath. It was an incredible event to witness and be part of. …
Of course there’s a story…
Something rather unexpected happened to me in my mid-fifties, I had an epiphany of sorts, a creative epiphany… I realized I was an artist. What’s the big deal you might ask? With no background or …
20/20 Tacoma In Images and Verse
This is a project from back in 2010… a collaboration with a group of poets. The project culminated in an exhibit and public reading at the Tacoma Art Museum. Below is the intro to the …
Webtales
In 1995 I created the gif graphic to the left for a web-based project called “Webtales: An Evolving Tale of Cyberspace”. My idea was to create a story/tale written solely online by anyone who …