From Jim Roberts

David was a kind and unique individual. I used to see him regularly at Bongo Java's before he would go to teach. He would sit with his coffee, immersed in the daily news. I remember many times including one which he showed off a set of beautiful "bones" to me.

I am stuck once again at how life is fragile and how every moment counts. They seem to pass by so quickly! David reminds me of the uniqueness of each us as we try to do art. He was very good at it!

Martha Graham below said it best:

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open...

... No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others".

In addition, I draw get comfort in some books by Sylvia Brown, "Life on the Other Side" and " The Other Side and Back: A Psychic's Guide to Our World and Beyond".

Not only do these books give me great comfort in times like these but they help me to understand that our spirit and creativity go forward 100 fold after death.

Rest in Art my friend! A new life has begun!