How To Be An Artist

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How to survive a life-long career as a creativeโ€“as in "adapt or die:" driven by curiosity, war stories, adventures, projects past and present, Op-Ed contributor Sacramento Bee, essayist, author, maker of stuff and images.

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Artist/writer: painter, sculptor, essayist, author curiously & constantly adapting.

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